Ranked · Best value · Mississippi

Best value cities in Mississippi

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

1. 1.Greenville, MS28k residents

   66/100

   cost of living index: 69 · median home price: $103,800 · median household income: $40,083

2. 2.Meridian, MS34k residents

   61/100

   cost of living index: 72 · median home price: $107,900 · median household income: $36,562

3. 3.Jackson, MS147k residents

   60/100

   cost of living index: 73 · median home price: $111,700 · median household income: $42,071

4. 4.Tupelo, MS38k residents

   56/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $212,800 · median household income: $66,257

5. 5.Gulfport, MS73k residents

   55/100

   cost of living index: 77 · median home price: $174,600 · median household income: $49,919

6. 6.Hattiesburg, MS49k residents

   55/100

   cost of living index: 77 · median home price: $165,900 · median household income: $46,342

7. 7.Pearl, MS28k residents

   54/100

   cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $182,500 · median household income: $61,695

8. 8.Clinton, MS27k residents

   54/100

   cost of living index: 80 · median home price: $225,800 · median household income: $74,745

9. 9.Biloxi, MS49k residents

   53/100

   cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $225,100 · median household income: $57,204

10. 10.Southaven, MS56k residents

    47/100

    cost of living index: 85 · median home price: $236,300 · median household income: $78,483

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.