Most Affordable Cities in Mississippi

The lowest cost of living across home prices, rent, services and rent burden.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Home Prices · 30% Rent · 20% Cost Index · 25% Rent Burden · 15% Jobs · 10%

Top 12 Affordability Cities in Mississippi

Ranked by composite score across 5 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 67.8
Vaiden, MS
1,311 residents
Home Prices $47,000
Rent $380
Cost Index 87
#2
Score 66.4
Centreville, MS
2,348 residents
Home Prices $57,200
Rent $537
Cost Index 87
#3
Score 64.9
Durant, MS
1,904 residents
Home Prices $58,100
Rent $463
Cost Index 87
#4
Score 63.9
Lexington, MS
1,202 residents
Home Prices $90,300
Rent $629
Cost Index 87
#5
Score 63.9
Blue Mountain, MS
1,452 residents
Home Prices $78,600
Rent $627
Cost Index 87
#6
Score 63.8
Vardaman, MS
1,004 residents
Home Prices $55,000
Rent $569
Cost Index 87
#7
Score 63.6
Bruce, MS
1,445 residents
Home Prices $76,100
Rent $647
Cost Index 87
#8
Score 63.2
Tchula, MS
2,154 residents
Home Prices $57,500
Rent $557
Cost Index 87
#9
Score 63.1
Calhoun City, MS
1,804 residents
Home Prices $85,600
Rent $582
Cost Index 87
#10
Score 63
Sunflower, MS
1,049 residents
Home Prices $77,800
Rent $427
Cost Index 87
#11
Score 63
Okolona, MS
2,623 residents
Home Prices $81,100
Rent $643
Cost Index 87
#12
Score 62.3
Maben, MS
1,435 residents
Home Prices $72,200
Rent $533
Cost Index 87

Full Ranking, Mississippi

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1 Vaiden MS 67.8
2 Centreville MS 66.4
3 Durant MS 64.9
4 Lexington MS 63.9
5 Blue Mountain MS 63.9
6 Vardaman MS 63.8
7 Bruce MS 63.6
8 Tchula MS 63.2
9 Calhoun City MS 63.1
10 Sunflower MS 63
11 Okolona MS 63
12 Maben MS 62.3
13 Water Valley MS 62.3
14 Fayette MS 62
15 Newton MS 62
16 Hazlehurst MS 61.9
17 Mound Bayou MS 61.7
18 Monticello MS 60.9
19 Mount Olive MS 60.6
20 Glendale MS 60.4
21 Morton MS 59.5
22 Metcalfe MS 59.5
23 Pearl River MS 59.2
24 Booneville MS 58.9
25 Gloster MS 58.9
26 Robinhood MS 58.5
27 Charleston MS 58.4
28 Shaw MS 58.3
29 Iuka MS 58.1
30 Tylertown MS 58.1
31 Baldwyn MS 58
32 Stonewall MS 57.9
33 Drew MS 57.4
34 Rolling Fork MS 57.3
35 Collins MS 57.2
36 Crystal Springs MS 57.2
37 Belzoni MS 57.1
38 Taylorsville MS 57
39 Ripley MS 57
40 Union MS 57
41 Marks MS 56.9
42 McComb MS 56.9
43 Nicholson MS 56.7
44 Bay Springs MS 56.6
45 Tutwiler MS 56.6
46 Raleigh MS 56.5
47 Houston MS 56.5
48 Rosedale MS 56.5
49 Shannon MS 56.2
50 Mendenhall MS 56.2

Vaiden, MS tops the list with a composite score of 67.8 out of 100, followed by Centreville and Durant. MS dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for affordability.

Rankings combine 5 independent metrics: Home Prices, Rent, Cost Index, Rent Burden, Jobs. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to affordability, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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