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What Is It Like to Live in Greenville?

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

Value score

53

11th best value in Mississippi

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

Overall livability

49

14th overall in Mississippi

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

Greenville is home to about 30,175 people. A typical home runs $81,000 and a household earns around $32,100, a price-to-income ratio of 2.5. Among Mississippi's largest cities, it ranks 11th for value and 14th overall.

Greenville at a glance

Median home price

$81,000

7th in MS of 26

Median rent

$751/mo

Median household income

$32,100

Home price to income

2.5x

Unemployment

10.9%

22nd in MS of 26

School rating

1/10

21st in MS of 26

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MS of 26

Walk score

2/100

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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.