2008 Fair Market Rent in Mississippi

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Mississippi:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$421	$470	$551	$709	$794
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Mississippi (MS) has the 43rd highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Mississippi ranges from $498 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Alcorn County, MS to $811 for a 2-bedroom unit in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA.

For FY 2008, the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA (Hancock County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $655 per month and $1,086 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Mississippi is $551 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Mississippi is around 2,844,658 people. So, there are around 426,699 people in Mississippi who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

Click on your region in the list below or on the map to see a more detailed break down of rental prices.

What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Mississippi. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Mississippi Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Mississippi

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Adams County	$344	$476	$528	$633	$907	34,340
Alcorn County	$414	$446	$498	$692	$875	34,558
Amite County	$398	$447	$498	$602	$684	13,599
Attala County	$408	$421	$498	$667	$836	19,661
Benton County	$455	$509	$564	$677	$695	8,026
Bolivar County	$406	$459	$528	$633	$928	40,633
Calhoun County	$408	$421	$498	$667	$836	15,069
Carroll County	$336	$377	$498	$661	$692	10,769
Chickasaw County	$377	$463	$542	$649	$682	19,440
Choctaw County	$408	$421	$498	$667	$836	9,758
Claiborne County	$414	$415	$498	$624	$732	11,831
Clarke County	$415	$461	$530	$694	$718	17,955
Clay County	$413	$414	$498	$726	$748	21,979
Coahoma County	$424	$439	$579	$692	$1,017	30,622
Copiah County Metro	$570	$644	$747	$899	$926	28,757
Covington County	$414	$415	$498	$624	$732	19,407
DeSoto County Metro	$615	$669	$743	$990	$1,021	107,199
Forrest County Metro	$428	$488	$581	$846	$873	72,604
Franklin County	$398	$447	$498	$602	$684	8,448
George County Metro	$563	$643	$773	$1,064	$1,141	19,144
Greene County	$377	$404	$498	$650	$685	13,299
Grenada County	$388	$426	$498	$701	$835	23,263
Hancock County Metro	$655	$695	$811	$1,057	$1,086	42,967
Harrison County Metro	$655	$695	$811	$1,057	$1,086	189,601
Hinds County Metro	$570	$644	$747	$899	$926	250,800
Holmes County	$421	$487	$542	$648	$679	21,609
Humphreys County	$336	$377	$498	$661	$692	11,206
Issaquena County	$421	$487	$542	$648	$679	2,274
Itawamba County	$323	$440	$498	$658	$777	22,770
Jackson County Metro	$563	$643	$773	$1,064	$1,141	131,420
Jasper County	$391	$423	$498	$599	$637	18,149
Jefferson County	$414	$415	$498	$624	$732	9,740
Jefferson Davis County	$414	$415	$498	$624	$732	13,962
Jones County	$337	$391	$498	$656	$677	64,958
Kemper County	$415	$461	$530	$694	$718	10,453
Lafayette County	$447	$528	$651	$780	$803	38,744
Lamar County Metro	$428	$488	$581	$846	$873	39,070
Lauderdale County	$420	$471	$552	$758	$782	78,161
Lawrence County	$414	$415	$498	$624	$732	13,258
Leake County	$391	$423	$498	$599	$637	20,940
Lee County	$453	$473	$545	$744	$839	75,755
Leflore County	$323	$379	$498	$661	$778	37,947
Lincoln County	$363	$448	$498	$683	$874	33,166
Lowndes County	$437	$448	$525	$763	$786	61,586
Madison County Metro	$570	$644	$747	$899	$926	74,674
Marion County	$392	$444	$498	$654	$744	25,595
Marshall County Metro	$327	$408	$504	$736	$759	34,993
Monroe County	$413	$440	$498	$623	$666	38,014
Montgomery County	$408	$421	$498	$667	$836	12,189
Neshoba County	$322	$435	$498	$593	$871	28,684
Newton County	$415	$461	$530	$694	$718	21,838
Noxubee County	$419	$435	$506	$693	$739	12,548
Oktibbeha County	$396	$481	$586	$764	$786	42,902
Panola County	$323	$447	$498	$597	$688	34,274
Pearl River County	$439	$440	$527	$643	$907	48,621
Perry County Metro	$428	$488	$581	$846	$873	12,138
Pike County	$413	$448	$498	$655	$676	38,940
Pontotoc County	$413	$414	$498	$677	$697	26,726
Prentiss County	$324	$377	$498	$597	$615	25,556
Quitman County	$408	$436	$514	$616	$772	10,117
Rankin County Metro	$570	$644	$747	$899	$926	115,327
Scott County	$414	$440	$498	$596	$642	28,423
Sharkey County	$421	$487	$542	$648	$679	6,580
Simpson County Metro	$435	$459	$525	$629	$908	27,639
Smith County	$391	$423	$498	$599	$637	16,182
Stone County Metro	$655	$695	$811	$1,057	$1,086	13,622
Sunflower County	$362	$445	$498	$710	$732	34,369
Tallahatchie County	$336	$377	$498	$661	$692	14,903
Tate County Metro	$414	$480	$534	$748	$938	25,370
Tippah County	$413	$449	$498	$648	$807	20,826
Tishomingo County	$323	$421	$498	$625	$646	19,163
Tunica County Metro	$454	$546	$699	$839	$1,030	9,227
Union County	$338	$470	$521	$624	$755	25,362
Walthall County	$398	$447	$498	$602	$684	15,156
Warren County	$507	$556	$621	$742	$764	49,644
Washington County	$344	$448	$528	$685	$838	62,977
Wayne County	$377	$404	$498	$650	$685	21,216
Webster County	$408	$421	$498	$667	$836	10,294
Wilkinson County	$398	$447	$498	$602	$684	10,312
Winston County	$377	$463	$542	$649	$682	20,160
Yalobusha County	$408	$421	$498	$667	$836	13,051
Yazoo County	$412	$437	$498	$595	$615	28,149

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