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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 60 largest places in Mississippi, Booneville has the lowest share of income going to rent (15.2%), followed by Waveland and Corinth. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 60 places in Mississippi that we cover, the median is 22.7% and the average 22.9%; the figure runs from 15.2% (Booneville) to 32.7% (Yazoo City). That is a spread of 2.1 times between the two ends.
The first five are Booneville, Waveland, Corinth, Petal, Tupelo. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booneville | Prentiss County | 15.2% | 9,246 | $50,879 | $645 |
| 2 | Waveland | Hancock County | 16.2% | 7,062 | $68,693 | $927 |
| 3 | Corinth | Alcorn County | 16.3% | 14,323 | $44,226 | $601 |
| 4 | Petal | Forrest County | 16.8% | 11,294 | $74,750 | $1,047 |
| 5 | Tupelo | Lee County | 17.7% | 37,791 | $66,257 | $976 |
| 6 | Brandon | Rankin County | 17.9% | 25,542 | $92,783 | $1,382 |
| 7 | Clinton | Hinds County | 17.9% | 27,195 | $74,745 | $1,118 |
| 8 | Madison | Madison County | 18.6% | 27,946 | $119,338 | $1,853 |
| 9 | Philadelphia | Neshoba County | 18.7% | 6,996 | $50,788 | $791 |
| 10 | Amory | Monroe County | 18.9% | 6,500 | $52,901 | $834 |
| 11 | Latimer (unincorporated) | Jackson County | 19.2% | 6,756 | $70,237 | $1,122 |
| 12 | Senatobia | Tate County | 19.8% | 8,380 | $54,167 | $895 |
| 13 | Oxford | Lafayette County | 19.9% | 26,411 | $64,451 | $1,071 |
| 14 | Gautier | Jackson County | 20.2% | 19,046 | $61,926 | $1,040 |
| 15 | Hernando | DeSoto County | 20.3% | 17,949 | $76,950 | $1,302 |
| 16 | Holly Springs | Marshall County | 20.4% | 6,704 | $45,462 | $773 |
| 17 | Ocean Springs | Jackson County | 20.4% | 18,646 | $79,712 | $1,358 |
| 18 | Flowood | Rankin County | 20.5% | 10,587 | $83,880 | $1,430 |
| 19 | Pascagoula | Jackson County | 20.5% | 21,710 | $52,222 | $894 |
| 20 | Indianola | Sunflower County | 20.7% | 9,062 | $41,708 | $720 |
| 21 | Long Beach | Harrison County | 20.7% | 17,009 | $70,332 | $1,215 |
| 22 | Batesville | Panola County | 20.8% | 7,387 | $51,727 | $895 |
| 23 | Grenada | Grenada County | 20.8% | 12,375 | $46,303 | $802 |
| 24 | Bay St. Louis | Hancock County | 21.0% | 10,188 | $67,442 | $1,179 |
| 25 | Richland | Rankin County | 21.4% | 7,346 | $66,558 | $1,185 |
| 26 | Vicksburg | Warren County | 21.5% | 20,589 | $45,781 | $820 |
| 27 | Diamondhead | Hancock County | 21.6% | 9,338 | $87,407 | $1,571 |
| 28 | Olive Branch | DeSoto County | 21.8% | 47,019 | $100,606 | $1,829 |
| 29 | Southaven | DeSoto County | 22.1% | 56,226 | $78,483 | $1,445 |
| 30 | D'Iberville | Harrison County | 22.7% | 13,203 | $66,016 | $1,249 |
| 31 | New Albany | Union County | 22.7% | 7,663 | $51,332 | $973 |
| 32 | Biloxi | Harrison County | 22.8% | 48,861 | $57,204 | $1,089 |
| 33 | Pearl | Rankin County | 22.9% | 27,737 | $61,695 | $1,175 |
| 34 | Byram | Hinds County | 22.9% | 12,799 | $70,445 | $1,343 |
| 35 | Laurel | Jones County | 22.9% | 17,679 | $47,661 | $909 |
| 36 | Greenwood | Leflore County | 22.9% | 14,086 | $35,473 | $678 |
| 37 | Gulf Hills (unincorporated) | Jackson County | 23.1% | 8,451 | $72,839 | $1,401 |
| 38 | West Point | Clay County | 23.5% | 9,900 | $38,064 | $746 |
| 39 | Brookhaven | Lincoln County | 24.2% | 11,650 | $36,685 | $740 |
| 40 | Ridgeland | Madison County | 24.3% | 24,587 | $66,038 | $1,336 |
| 41 | Kosciusko | Attala County | 24.4% | 6,933 | $40,085 | $814 |
| 42 | Columbia | Marion County | 25.1% | 6,632 | $38,507 | $806 |
| 43 | Columbus | Lowndes County | 25.5% | 23,348 | $42,235 | $897 |
| 44 | Clarksdale | Coahoma County | 25.5% | 14,231 | $36,382 | $774 |
| 45 | Cleveland | Bolivar County | 25.7% | 10,623 | $44,074 | $943 |
| 46 | McComb | Pike County | 25.7% | 12,049 | $40,707 | $873 |
| 47 | Hattiesburg | Forrest County | 26.0% | 48,619 | $46,342 | $1,005 |
| 48 | Starkville | Oktibbeha County | 26.1% | 25,721 | $42,125 | $916 |
| 49 | Greenville | Washington County | 26.1% | 28,166 | $40,083 | $872 |
| 50 | Gulfport | Harrison County | 26.1% | 73,003 | $49,919 | $1,086 |
| 51 | Natchez | Adams County | 26.3% | 14,192 | $36,735 | $806 |
| 52 | St. Martin (unincorporated) | Jackson County | 26.9% | 8,139 | $55,000 | $1,231 |
| 53 | Picayune | Pearl River County | 27.1% | 11,900 | $41,213 | $931 |
| 54 | Moss Point | Jackson County | 29.1% | 11,957 | $44,296 | $1,075 |
| 55 | West Hattiesburg (unincorporated) | Lamar County | 29.8% | 6,715 | $39,366 | $978 |
| 56 | Meridian | Lauderdale County | 29.9% | 34,137 | $36,562 | $910 |
| 57 | Jackson | Hinds County | 30.1% | 146,631 | $42,071 | $1,055 |
| 58 | Canton | Madison County | 31.0% | 10,811 | $38,337 | $989 |
| 59 | Horn Lake | DeSoto County | 32.3% | 26,647 | $53,311 | $1,435 |
| 60 | Yazoo City | Yazoo County | 32.7% | 10,219 | $28,157 | $767 |
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Booneville, with 15.2% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 60 largest places in Mississippi by population.