Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources
Typical home value$116,375+3.4% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowBalanced, leaning buyersMore homes for sale than last year, 0% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$25,228About 0.7× the local median income ($38,349): affordable for a typical household
Days on market103 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate
The typical home in Wilkinson County, MS is worth $116,375, up 3.4% from a year ago. That is well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $145,240, so the area is 19.9% undervalued. It is a balanced market, leaning toward buyers: homes take about 103 days to sell, listings are up 6% from a year ago, 0% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $25,228 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 $38,349. In the latest IRS figures, 101 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
$116,375
Change in 1 year
+3.4%
Overvalued %
−19.9%
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Fair home value
$145,240
Change in 5 years
−16.5%
Home value to income
3.0×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)
$631
Income needed to afford it
$25,228
Property tax rate
0.99%
Rent and investing
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms
$905
Market activity
Listings vs a year ago
+6.2%
Days on market
103
Listings with a price cut
0.0%
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Homes for sale
17
Pending sales per 100 listings
18
Asking price per sq ft
$119
People and jobs
Median household income
$38,349
Population change (1 year)
−3.0%
Unemployment rate
13.4%
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Population
7,582
Income adjusted for cost of living
$45,872
Net moves in (IRS)
−101
Cost of living (US = 100)
83.6
Schools, risk and environment
School rating (1 to 10)
2.0
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)
33.5
Flood risk score
33.8
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Wildfire risk score
37.5
Walkability (1 to 20)
4.9
Road, rail and air noise
53 dB
Questions people ask
Is Wilkinson County, MS overvalued?
Home prices in Wilkinson County, MS are well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $145,240, so the area is 19.9% undervalued.
Is Wilkinson County, MS a buyer's or seller's market?
Wilkinson County, MS is a balanced market, leaning toward buyers: homes take about 103 days to sell, listings are up 6% from a year ago, 0% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Wilkinson County, MS?
Home values in Wilkinson County, MS are up 3.4% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Wilkinson County, MS?
A household needs about $25,228 a year to afford the typical home in Wilkinson County, MS at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $38,349.