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What Is It Like to Live in Hattiesburg?

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

Value score

17

25th best value in Mississippi

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

Overall livability

28

23rd overall in Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg is home to about 47,074 people. A typical home runs $131,300 and a household earns around $38,300, a price-to-income ratio of 3.4. Among Mississippi's largest cities, it ranks 25th for value and 23rd overall.

Hattiesburg at a glance

Median home price

$131,300

23rd in MS of 26

Median rent

$862/mo

Median household income

$38,300

Home price to income

3.4x

Unemployment

8.2%

18th in MS of 26

School rating

1/10

22nd 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.