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Mississippi Fair Market Rents by county
The population-weighted average FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Mississippi is $1,087, the 49th highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and +$54 (+5.2%) from FY 2026. Across 82 counties, 2-bedroom FMRs range from $905 (Yalobusha County) to $1,316 (Forrest County).
- $1,087Average 2-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,761
- $928Average 1-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
- $43,491Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
- +$54 (+5.2%)2BR change vs FY 2026U.S.: +$24 (+1.4%)
Metro FMR areas in Mississippi
| Metro area | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County, MS | $827 | $905 | $1,127 | 11 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $982 | $1,185 | $1,525 | 28 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $1,117 | $1,316 | $1,676 | 19 |
| Holmes County, MS | $831 | $905 | $1,253 | 10 |
| Jackson, MS | $1,105 | $1,289 | $1,536 | 69 |
| Marshall County, MS | $845 | $1,106 | $1,318 | 11 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $1,191 | $1,301 | $1,717 | 105 |
| Pascagoula, MS | $966 | $1,099 | $1,506 | 14 |
| Scott County, MS | $849 | $1,026 | $1,222 | 10 |
| Simpson County, MS | $831 | $905 | $1,253 | 9 |
| Stone County, MS | $882 | $1,047 | $1,248 | 5 |
| Tate County, MS | $842 | $1,101 | $1,322 | 7 |
| Tunica County, MS | $1,062 | $1,156 | $1,377 | 7 |
| Yazoo County, MS | $777 | $1,016 | $1,330 | 10 |
Every Mississippi county
| Name | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 2BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $761 | $831 | $905 | $1,189 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Alcorn County | $761 | $831 | $905 | $1,123 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Amite County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,110 | $1,189 | +$50 (+5.8%) |
| Attala County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Benton County | $767 | $827 | $905 | $1,127 | $1,377 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Bolivar County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Calhoun County | $630 | $692 | $905 | $1,186 | $1,191 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Carroll County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,110 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Chickasaw County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,188 | $1,270 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Choctaw County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,171 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Claiborne County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Clarke County | $761 | $831 | $905 | $1,078 | $1,201 | +$38 (+4.4%) |
| Clay County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,131 | $1,513 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Coahoma County | $751 | $780 | $905 | $1,253 | $1,451 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Copiah County | $1,099 | $1,105 | $1,289 | $1,536 | $1,694 | +$1 (+0.1%) |
| Covington County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,078 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| DeSoto County | $1,095 | $1,191 | $1,301 | $1,717 | $1,981 | +$27 (+2.1%) |
| Forrest County | $916 | $1,117 | $1,316 | $1,676 | $1,730 | +$269 (+25.7%) |
| Franklin County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| George County | $836 | $845 | $994 | $1,184 | $1,306 | +$73 (+7.9%) |
| Greene County | $761 | $831 | $905 | $1,120 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Grenada County | $734 | $739 | $967 | $1,152 | $1,271 | +$56 (+6.1%) |
| Hancock County | $844 | $982 | $1,185 | $1,525 | $1,723 | +$45 (+3.9%) |
| Harrison County | $844 | $982 | $1,185 | $1,525 | $1,723 | +$45 (+3.9%) |
| Hinds County | $1,099 | $1,105 | $1,289 | $1,536 | $1,694 | +$1 (+0.1%) |
| Holmes County | $798 | $831 | $905 | $1,253 | $1,499 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Humphreys County | $761 | $829 | $905 | $1,148 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Issaquena County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,110 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Itawamba County | $774 | $802 | $920 | $1,119 | $1,209 | +$29 (+3.3%) |
| Jackson County | $960 | $966 | $1,099 | $1,506 | $1,759 | +$32 (+3.0%) |
| Jasper County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Jefferson County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,110 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Jefferson Davis County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,078 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Jones County | $749 | $754 | $986 | $1,175 | $1,559 | +$69 (+7.5%) |
| Kemper County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Lafayette County | $1,011 | $1,017 | $1,255 | $1,502 | $1,649 | +$12 (+1.0%) |
| Lamar County | $916 | $1,117 | $1,316 | $1,676 | $1,730 | +$269 (+25.7%) |
| Lauderdale County | $877 | $896 | $1,006 | $1,328 | $1,332 | +$100 (+11.0%) |
| Lawrence County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$42 (+4.9%) |
| Leake County | $843 | $852 | $1,003 | $1,195 | $1,318 | +$48 (+5.0%) |
| Lee County | $921 | $924 | $1,044 | $1,319 | $1,372 | +$50 (+5.0%) |
| Leflore County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,157 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Lincoln County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$53 (+6.2%) |
| Lowndes County | $798 | $803 | $931 | $1,278 | $1,298 | +$59 (+6.8%) |
| Madison County | $1,099 | $1,105 | $1,289 | $1,536 | $1,694 | +$1 (+0.1%) |
| Marion County | $798 | $807 | $949 | $1,131 | $1,472 | +$89 (+10.3%) |
| Marshall County | $840 | $845 | $1,106 | $1,318 | $1,849 | −$4 (−0.4%) |
| Monroe County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,078 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Montgomery County | $761 | $828 | $905 | $1,078 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Neshoba County | $761 | $814 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,219 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Newton County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,078 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Noxubee County | $720 | $725 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Oktibbeha County | $903 | $941 | $1,024 | $1,341 | $1,346 | +$67 (+7.0%) |
| Panola County | $659 | $805 | $947 | $1,193 | $1,440 | +$69 (+7.9%) |
| Pearl River County | $789 | $794 | $967 | $1,288 | $1,346 | +$18 (+1.9%) |
| Perry County | $916 | $1,117 | $1,316 | $1,676 | $1,730 | +$269 (+25.7%) |
| Pike County | $874 | $954 | $1,039 | $1,238 | $1,459 | +$53 (+5.4%) |
| Pontotoc County | $689 | $848 | $923 | $1,191 | $1,543 | −$9 (−1.0%) |
| Prentiss County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,078 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Quitman County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,253 | $1,513 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Rankin County | $1,099 | $1,105 | $1,289 | $1,536 | $1,694 | +$1 (+0.1%) |
| Scott County | $844 | $849 | $1,026 | $1,222 | $1,348 | +$74 (+7.8%) |
| Sharkey County | $761 | $831 | $905 | $1,165 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Simpson County | $798 | $831 | $905 | $1,253 | $1,513 | +$47 (+5.5%) |
| Smith County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,078 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Stone County | $871 | $882 | $1,047 | $1,248 | $1,570 | +$78 (+8.0%) |
| Sunflower County | $646 | $692 | $905 | $1,249 | $1,283 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Tallahatchie County | $761 | $831 | $905 | $1,111 | $1,513 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Tate County | $836 | $842 | $1,101 | $1,322 | $1,447 | +$12 (+1.1%) |
| Tippah County | $765 | $769 | $905 | $1,170 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Tishomingo County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,115 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Tunica County | $1,019 | $1,062 | $1,156 | $1,377 | $1,519 | −$30 (−2.5%) |
| Union County | $798 | $831 | $905 | $1,128 | $1,189 | +$33 (+3.8%) |
| Walthall County | $779 | $787 | $926 | $1,103 | $1,217 | +$3 (+0.3%) |
| Warren County | $836 | $841 | $1,019 | $1,262 | $1,339 | +$66 (+6.9%) |
| Washington County | $722 | $831 | $905 | $1,253 | $1,513 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Wayne County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Webster County | $687 | $692 | $905 | $1,113 | $1,222 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Wilkinson County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,110 | $1,513 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Winston County | $761 | $831 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Yalobusha County | $761 | $769 | $905 | $1,185 | $1,189 | +$63 (+7.5%) |
| Yazoo County | $772 | $777 | $1,016 | $1,330 | $1,335 | +$32 (+3.3%) |
Sources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
- HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.