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Moving to Mississippi
Cheapest housing in US, deep South culture, low incomes.
SouthCapital: JacksonPop. 2.9M
Mississippi has an overall price level 87.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
87.0Housing index
56.5Groceries index (modeled)
96.7Utilities index (modeled)
98.0Electricity rate
16.3 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
97.4Median home value
$186,500Median monthly rent
$829/moMississippi unemployment is 3.8% with median household income $59k.
Unemployment rate
3.8%Median household income
$59,127Per-capita income
$32,749Labor-force participation
58.9%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
Mississippi: median home value $186,500.
Home value
$186,500Rent
$829/moHomeownership rate
71.0%FEMA NRI composite
51/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
LowMississippi 4th-grade math proficiency: 37.8% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
37.8%Per-pupil spending
$10,179Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
52.0%Notable universities
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