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What Is It Like to Live in Gulfport?

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

Value score

28

22nd best value in Mississippi

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

Overall livability

41

18th overall in Mississippi

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

Gulfport is home to about 72,468 people. A typical home runs $138,200 and a household earns around $41,200, a price-to-income ratio of 3.4. Among Mississippi's largest cities, it ranks 22nd for value and 18th overall.

Gulfport at a glance

Median home price

$138,200

21st in MS of 26

Median rent

$927/mo

Median household income

$41,200

Home price to income

3.4x

Unemployment

11.6%

25th in MS of 26

School rating

2/10

16th in MS of 26

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MS of 26

Walk score

7/100

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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.