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What Is It Like to Live in Meridian?

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

Value score

33

19th best value in Mississippi

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

Overall livability

34

22nd overall in Mississippi

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

Meridian is home to about 35,625 people. A typical home runs $92,100 and a household earns around $31,200, a price-to-income ratio of 3.0. Among Mississippi's largest cities, it ranks 19th for value and 22nd overall.

Meridian at a glance

Median home price

$92,100

18th in MS of 26

Median rent

$748/mo

Median household income

$31,200

Home price to income

3.0x

Unemployment

7.9%

17th in MS of 26

School rating

1/10

24th in MS of 26

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MS of 26

Walk score

3/100

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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.