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What Is It Like to Live in Southaven?

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

Value score

63

8th best value in Mississippi

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

Overall livability

49

13th overall in Mississippi

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

Southaven is home to about 54,141 people. A typical home runs $169,800 and a household earns around $67,200, a price-to-income ratio of 2.5. Among Mississippi's largest cities, it ranks 8th for value and 13th overall.

Southaven at a glance

Median home price

$169,800

8th in MS of 26

Median rent

$1,104/mo

Median household income

$67,200

Home price to income

2.5x

Unemployment

4.3%

8th in MS of 26

School rating

5/10

9th in MS of 26

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MS of 26

Walk score

5/100

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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.