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Tippah County, MS housing market

Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources

Typical home value$139,263+1.8% YoY · prices are rising
Market right nowBuyer's marketMore homes for sale than last year, 18% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$30,189About 0.6× the local median income ($53,948): affordable for a typical household
Days on market102 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate

The typical home in Tippah County, MS is worth $139,263, up 1.8% from a year ago. That is well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $157,796, so the area is 11.7% undervalued. It is a buyer's market: homes take about 102 days to sell, listings are up 42% from a year ago, 18% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $30,189 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 $53,948. In the latest IRS figures, 47 more people moved out than in.

Home value over time

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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$139,263
Change in 1 year+1.8%
Overvalued %−11.7%
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Fair home value$157,796
Change in 5 years−2.6%
Home value to income2.6×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)$755
Income needed to afford it$30,189
Property tax rate0.77%

Rent and investing

HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms$905

Market activity

Listings vs a year ago+41.9%
Days on market102
Listings with a price cut18.2%
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Homes for sale61
Pending sales per 100 listings16
Asking price per sq ft$133

People and jobs

Median household income$53,948
Population change (1 year)−0.4%
Unemployment rate5.5%
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Population21,389
Income adjusted for cost of living$64,531
Net moves in (IRS)−47
Cost of living (US = 100)83.6

Schools, risk and environment

School rating (1 to 10)6.3
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)43.8
Flood risk score26.0
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Wildfire risk score51.0
Walkability (1 to 20)4.4
Road, rail and air noise54 dB

Questions people ask

Is Tippah County, MS overvalued?
Home prices in Tippah County, MS are well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $157,796, so the area is 11.7% undervalued.
Is Tippah County, MS a buyer's or seller's market?
Tippah County, MS is a buyer's market: homes take about 102 days to sell, listings are up 42% from a year ago, 18% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Tippah County, MS?
Home values in Tippah County, MS are up 1.8% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Tippah County, MS?
A household needs about $30,189 a year to afford the typical home in Tippah County, MS at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $53,948.

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