Rankin County · Mississippi · South · 26k residents
Brandon, MS: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Brandon: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Mississippi median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,049/wk. Mississippi's corporate income tax rate is 5%. Commercial electricity averages 12.3¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,049/wk
Corporate income tax
5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
41.3%
Commercial electricity
12.3¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Brandon's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
46/100
Steady
Ranks Brandon's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $278,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $120 |
| Property tax rate | 0.75% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $842/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,556/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.89% |
| Sales tax | 7.07% |
| Corporate income tax | 5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,049/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.3% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.3¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 29.3/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $96,990 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $82,630 |
| Wage: General manager | $114,190 |
| Wage: Customer service | $37,850 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,060 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $58,100 |
| Wage: Electrician | $52,310 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,070 |
| Cost of living index | 90 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $40/mo |
| Gas price | $2.85/gal |
| Healthcare index | 90 |
| Childcare (per child) | $700/mo |
| Median household income | $92,783 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% |
| Population | 26k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 4.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 85/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 215 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 37°F |
| Annual snowfall | 1 in |
| Home price YoY | +2.0% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +5.7% |
| Rent MoM | +0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.5% |
| Building permits YoY | -20.9% |
| Ocean coast | 143 mi |
| Big lake | 146 mi |
| Mountains | 255 mi |
| Major airport | 7 mi |
| Ski resort | 432 mi |
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- Is Brandon a good place to run a business?
- Mississippi's corporate income tax rate is 5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,049/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.3¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Brandon, MS?
- Brandon indexes at 90 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,556/mo and a acs median home value of $278,900.
- How much does a house cost in Brandon?
- The acs median home value in Brandon is $278,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Brandon?
- A two-bedroom in Brandon rents for about $1,556/mo.