The 10 Best Places To Buy A House In Mississippi For 2022


Using science and data, we can tell you which places in Mississippi have seen home prices rising and people flocking over the past year.

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Editor’s note: This is not investment advice and we are not financial advisers. Article updated for 2022.

There's a the age old question everyone thinks about when they decide to move to a city in Mississippi:

Should I buy a place or rent? Well, we aren't here today to solve that problem for you exactly. We are just assuming you'll do the right thing and a buy a place. And while we are happy to tell you the best place to live in Mississippi, this analysis is going to tackle the question of the best place to buy a house as an investor. That is we are going to try and determine the up and coming cities in the Magnolia State.

To do that we are going to look at places in Mississippi that are growing faster than average, but where home prices are below average. In every day terms, the "deals". The best deal in Mississippi at the moment? That would be Saltillo according to our analysis.

Here's a look at the top ten places to buy a home in Mississippi for 2022.

The 10 Best Places To Buy A Home In Mississippi For 2022

  1. Saltillo
  2. Ripley
  3. Aberdeen
  4. Leakesville
  5. Forest
  6. Columbia
  7. Louisville
  8. Pontotoc
  9. Pass Christian
  10. Waveland

What's the best place to buy a home in Mississippi for 2022? According to our analysis, would the the ideal place to buy a home looking into the future.

The methodology that wen't into this can be a bit complicated, so we'll break it down for you in as much detail as we can below. If you're not worried about finding a deal on good places to live, check out the most expensive places to live in Mississippi and, for those of you on a budget, the cheapest places to live in Mississippi.

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The 10 Best Cities To Buy A House In Mississippi For 2022

1. Saltillo

Saltillo, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Magnolia677 | CC BY 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,026
Median Home Price: $141,500
Population Change: 0.3%
Home Price Change: 9.6%
More on Saltillo: Homes For Sale | Data

2. Ripley

Ripley, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,268
Median Home Price: $111,500
Population Change: -0.4%
Home Price Change: -3.9%
More on Ripley: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

3. Aberdeen

Aberdeen, MS

Source: Flickr User edkohler | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,302
Median Home Price: $81,200
Population Change: -0.5%
Home Price Change: 8.0%
More on Aberdeen: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

4. Leakesville

Overall SnackAbility

/10

Population: 5,443
Median Home Price: $91,800
Population Change: 450.4%
Home Price Change: -5.2%
More on Leakesville: Homes For Sale | Data

5. Forest

Forest, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,569
Median Home Price: $98,500
Population Change: -1.1%
Home Price Change: 27.6%
More on Forest: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

6. Columbia

Columbia, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Sturmgewehr88 | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,940
Median Home Price: $79,800
Population Change: -0.9%
Home Price Change: -4.9%
More on Columbia: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

7. Louisville

Louisville, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 6,063
Median Home Price: $100,500
Population Change: -1.0%
Home Price Change: 20.4%
More on Louisville: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

8. Pontotoc

Pontotoc, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Michaelswikiusername at E | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,070
Median Home Price: $143,000
Population Change: 0.9%
Home Price Change: 11.6%
More on Pontotoc: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

9. Pass Christian

Pass Christian, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 6,079
Median Home Price: $183,200
Population Change: 3.4%
Home Price Change: -0.3%
More on Pass Christian: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

10. Waveland

Waveland, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,352
Median Home Price: $155,200
Population Change: 0.3%
Home Price Change: 12.6%
More on Waveland: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How do you determine the best places to buy a home in Mississippi for 2022?

We were in real estate for almost five years and have been working on this site for another three. Suffice is to say, we've put a lot of thought into what goes into finding a good place to buy a home.

So all that thinking has come to this moment where we get to spell out how we'd approach finding an up-and-coming place to live in Mississippi. Put differently, the analysis will try to find places in Mississippi with undervalued homes relative to pent up demand.

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To do that we looked at the most recent American Community Survey Census data for 2016-2020 and compared it to the previous vintage (2012-2016). Specifically, we used the following criteria:

  • Y-o-Y Change In Population (People want to live here)
  • Y-o-Y Change In Median Home Prices (People are willing to pay for it)
  • Home Prices Relative To The State Average (It's still kinda cheap)

We want places that are growing, have seen home prices increase in recent years, and are still "cheap" for Mississippi with the following caveats:

So of the 0 cities and towns in Mississippi, only 64 places made it through our initial filters to even be considered.

We then ranked each place from 1 to 64 for the criteria mentioned above with 1 being the best for that criteria. We averaged the rankings to create a "best place to buy" index with the place having the lowest index being the best. You can download the data here.

Turns out that Saltillo is the best potential gem in the not-so-rough in the Magnolia State.

Read on for more on these places.

Summary: The Best Places To Purchase A House In Mississippi for 2022

There's our analysis of the best places to buy a house in Mississippi. And, to be clear, we aren't necessarily saying these places are the best places to live, just that it looks like they might be in a couple of years based on the data.

In fact, every place in the following table meets our criteria, so even though it may not look super long, remember we started off with all 0 places in the state.

So if we'd could rent or buy in these cities, we'd definitely buy.

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Home Prices By City In Mississippi

City Rank Median Home Price Population Change Home Price Increase
Saltillo 1 $141,500 0.3% 9.6%
Ripley 2 $111,500 -0.4% -3.9%
Aberdeen 3 $81,200 -0.5% 8.0%
Leakesville 4 $91,800 450.4% -5.2%
Forest 5 $98,500 -1.1% 27.6%
Columbia 6 $79,800 -0.9% -4.9%
Louisville 7 $100,500 -1.0% 20.4%
Pontotoc 8 $143,000 0.9% 11.6%
Pass Christian 9 $183,200 3.4% -0.3%
Waveland 10 $155,200 0.3% 12.6%
Kosciusko 11 $104,900 -1.1% 7.9%
Amory 12 $126,100 -0.9% 3.6%
Philadelphia 13 $88,300 -1.1% 9.6%
Batesville 14 $159,300 -0.6% 16.8%
Richland 15 $114,600 0.4% -12.6%
Holly Springs 16 $86,400 -0.1% 1.4%
Senatobia 17 $145,700 -1.0% 6.1%
Diamondhead 18 $179,200 -0.3% 3.5%
Booneville 19 $127,400 -1.1% 19.6%
New Albany 20 $111,200 0.2% -8.8%
Flowood 21 $198,900 2.0% 6.1%
Indianola 22 $90,300 -2.0% 18.2%
West Point 23 $93,300 -1.0% 4.1%
Petal 24 $136,900 0.4% -3.3%
Yazoo City 25 $70,100 -2.3% -1.1%
Picayune 26 $116,500 -0.2% 5.8%
Cleveland 27 $133,300 -2.3% 3.9%
Byram 28 $142,300 -0.5% 0.4%
Canton 29 $106,300 -2.3% -10.8%
Brookhaven 30 $93,300 -0.6% -7.0%
Grenada 31 $98,100 -1.0% 0.5%
Mccomb 32 $89,900 0.5% 1.2%
Moss Point 33 $96,400 -0.4% 6.2%
Bay St. Louis 34 $200,700 4.0% 16.3%
D'iberville 35 $159,100 0.7% 8.6%
Greenwood 36 $88,300 -1.5% 0.5%
Corinth 37 $133,700 -0.1% 8.4%
Natchez 38 $99,500 -0.8% 2.1%
Clarksdale 39 $65,100 -2.5% -0.5%
Long Beach 40 $158,200 0.8% 4.5%
Hernando 41 $216,200 1.7% 9.7%
Ocean Springs 42 $173,100 0.2% -0.5%
Laurel 43 $93,200 -0.6% 8.6%
Gautier 44 $139,000 -0.3% 0.1%
Pascagoula 45 $114,300 -0.4% 3.1%
Vicksburg 46 $111,100 -1.3% 2.4%
Columbus 47 $115,100 -1.0% -5.6%
Brandon 48 $202,500 0.7% 11.3%
Ridgeland 49 $195,700 -0.3% 4.9%
Clinton 50 $177,500 -1.3% 4.7%
Starkville 51 $178,000 0.4% 0.6%
Madison 52 $271,100 0.2% 3.5%
Pearl 53 $131,600 0.0% 9.0%
Horn Lake 54 $114,300 0.6% 7.4%
Oxford 55 $270,000 2.6% 8.8%
Greenville 56 $79,900 -2.4% 2.0%
Meridian 57 $84,300 -1.6% 1.2%
Tupelo 58 $148,900 -0.1% 2.4%
Olive Branch 59 $188,800 2.2% 7.5%
Hattiesburg 60 $110,500 -0.2% -2.4%
Biloxi 61 $166,500 0.3% 3.0%
Southaven 62 $160,500 1.6% 4.8%
Gulfport 63 $132,700 -0.0% 8.5%
Jackson 64 $91,400 -1.6% 0.8%
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About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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