Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources
Typical home value$116,405+3.8% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowBalanced marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 15% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$25,234About 0.5× the local median income ($52,187): affordable for a typical household
Days on market102 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate
The typical home in Lawrence County, MS is worth $116,405, up 3.8% from a year ago. That is well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $154,277, so the area is 24.5% undervalued. It is a balanced market: homes take about 102 days to sell, listings are down 4% from a year ago, 15% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $25,234 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $52,187. In the latest IRS figures, 44 more people moved out than in.
Home value over time
Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prices and affordability
Typical home value
$116,405
Change in 1 year
+3.8%
Overvalued %
−24.5%
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Fair home value
$154,277
Change in 5 years
−15.6%
Home value to income
2.2×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)
$631
Income needed to afford it
$25,234
Property tax rate
0.67%
Rent and investing
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms
$905
Market activity
Listings vs a year ago
−4.3%
Days on market
102
Listings with a price cut
14.8%
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Homes for sale
22
Pending sales per 100 listings
23
Asking price per sq ft
$71
People and jobs
Median household income
$52,187
Population change (1 year)
+0.7%
Unemployment rate
9.2%
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Population
11,819
Income adjusted for cost of living
$62,425
Net moves in (IRS)
−44
Cost of living (US = 100)
83.6
Schools, risk and environment
School rating (1 to 10)
4.6
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)
25.0
Flood risk score
28.3
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Wildfire risk score
54.1
Walkability (1 to 20)
3.9
Road, rail and air noise
53 dB
Questions people ask
Is Lawrence County, MS overvalued?
Home prices in Lawrence County, MS are well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $154,277, so the area is 24.5% undervalued.
Is Lawrence County, MS a buyer's or seller's market?
Lawrence County, MS is a balanced market: homes take about 102 days to sell, listings are down 4% from a year ago, 15% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Lawrence County, MS?
Home values in Lawrence County, MS are up 3.8% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Lawrence County, MS?
A household needs about $25,234 a year to afford the typical home in Lawrence County, MS at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $52,187.