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What Is It Like to Live in Biloxi?

What it costs to live in Biloxi, and how it compares with other Mississippi cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

39

18th best value in Mississippi

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Mississippi cities.

Overall livability

58

9th overall in Mississippi

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Biloxi is home to about 49,061 people. A typical home runs $168,600 and a household earns around $51,300, a price-to-income ratio of 3.3. Among Mississippi's largest cities, it ranks 18th for value and 9th overall.

Biloxi at a glance

Median home price

$168,600

20th in MS of 26

Median rent

$940/mo

Median household income

$51,300

Home price to income

3.3x

Unemployment

8.4%

19th in MS of 26

School rating

3/10

13th in MS of 26

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MS of 26

Walk score

4/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Mississippi only. Updated 2026.