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Cities in Mississippi by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Oxford, MS had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 41 cities in 2024, at 40.5%. Hernando, MS had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 14.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.5Oxford, MS
Lowest2Hernando, MS
Median12.741 cities
Mississippi14.6History

All cities, 2024

Oxford, MS: 40.5 %Oxford, MS40.5Natchez, MS: 25.1 %Natchez, MS25.1Vicksburg, MS: 24.2 %Vicksburg, MS24.2McComb, MS: 21.4 %McComb, MS21.4Greenwood, MS: 21.1 %Greenwood, MS21.1Bay St. Louis, MS: 20.7 %Bay St. Louis, MS20.7Greenville, MS: 19.2 %Greenville, MS19.2Brookhaven, MS: 18.5 %Brookhaven, MS18.5Picayune, MS: 18.5 %Picayune, MS18.5Jackson, MS: 18 %Jackson, MS18Meridian, MS: 17.6 %Meridian, MS17.6Grenada, MS: 17.3 %Grenada, MS17.3Clarksdale, MS: 17.1 %Clarksdale, MS17.1Starkville, MS: 16.7 %Starkville, MS16.7Moss Point, MS: 15.8 %Moss Point, MS15.8Columbus, MS: 15.6 %Columbus, MS15.6Pascagoula, MS: 15.3 %Pascagoula, MS15.3Laurel, MS: 14.5 %Laurel, MS14.5Biloxi, MS: 13.5 %Biloxi, MS13.5Gulfport, MS: 13.5 %Gulfport, MS13.5Corinth, MS: 12.7 %Corinth, MS12.7Cleveland, MS: 12.7 %Cleveland, MS12.7Tupelo, MS: 11.5 %Tupelo, MS11.5Hattiesburg, MS: 11.3 %Hattiesburg, MS11.3Long Beach, MS: 10.3 %Long Beach, MS10.3Gautier, MS: 9.3 %Gautier, MS9.3Clinton, MS: 8.9 %Clinton, MS8.9Horn Lake, MS: 8.3 %Horn Lake, MS8.3Byram, MS: 8.1 %Byram, MS8.1Ridgeland, MS: 8.1 %Ridgeland, MS8.1Ocean Springs, MS: 8 %Ocean Springs, MS8Southaven, MS: 7.8 %Southaven, MS7.8Petal, MS: 7.7 %Petal, MS7.7Canton, MS: 7.5 %Canton, MS7.5Pearl, MS: 6.7 %Pearl, MS6.7D'Iberville, MS: 6.6 %D'Iberville, MS6.6Flowood, MS: 5 %Flowood, MS5Madison, MS: 4.5 %Madison, MS4.5Brandon, MS: 4.4 %Brandon, MS4.4Olive Branch, MS: 3.4 %Olive Branch, MS3.4Hernando, MS: 2 %Hernando, MS2Oxford, MS: 40.5 %Oxford, MS40.5Natchez, MS: 25.1 %Natchez, MS25.1Vicksburg, MS: 24.2 %Vicksburg, MS24.2McComb, MS: 21.4 %McComb, MS21.4Greenwood, MS: 21.1 %Greenwood, MS21.1Bay St. Louis, MS: 20.7 %Bay St. Louis, MS20.7Greenville, MS: 19.2 %Greenville, MS19.2Brookhaven, MS: 18.5 %Brookhaven, MS18.5Picayune, MS: 18.5 %Picayune, MS18.5Jackson, MS: 18 %Jackson, MS18Meridian, MS: 17.6 %Meridian, MS17.6Grenada, MS: 17.3 %Grenada, MS17.3Clarksdale, MS: 17.1 %Clarksdale, MS17.1Starkville, MS: 16.7 %Starkville, MS16.7Moss Point, MS: 15.8 %Moss Point, MS15.8Columbus, MS: 15.6 %Columbus, MS15.6Pascagoula, MS: 15.3 %Pascagoula, MS15.3Laurel, MS: 14.5 %Laurel, MS14.5Biloxi, MS: 13.5 %Biloxi, MS13.5Gulfport, MS: 13.5 %Gulfport, MS13.5Corinth, MS: 12.7 %Corinth, MS12.7Cleveland, MS: 12.7 %Cleveland, MS12.7Tupelo, MS: 11.5 %Tupelo, MS11.5Hattiesburg, MS: 11.3 %Hattiesburg, MS11.3Long Beach, MS: 10.3 %Long Beach, MS10.3Gautier, MS: 9.3 %Gautier, MS9.3Clinton, MS: 8.9 %Clinton, MS8.9Horn Lake, MS: 8.3 %Horn Lake, MS8.3Byram, MS: 8.1 %Byram, MS8.1Ridgeland, MS: 8.1 %Ridgeland, MS8.1Ocean Springs, MS: 8 %Ocean Springs, MS8Southaven, MS: 7.8 %Southaven, MS7.8Petal, MS: 7.7 %Petal, MS7.7Canton, MS: 7.5 %Canton, MS7.5Pearl, MS: 6.7 %Pearl, MS6.7D'Iberville, MS: 6.6 %D'Iberville, MS6.6Flowood, MS: 5 %Flowood, MS5Madison, MS: 4.5 %Madison, MS4.5Brandon, MS: 4.4 %Brandon, MS4.4Olive Branch, MS: 3.4 %Olive Branch, MS3.4Hernando, MS: 2 %Hernando, MS2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Oxford, MS40.5+0.8 pts
2Natchez, MS25.1+1.3 pts
3Vicksburg, MS24.2+0.6 pts
4McComb, MS21.4+2.2 pts
5Greenwood, MS21.1-1.4 pts
6Bay St. Louis, MS20.7+0.9 pts
7Greenville, MS19.2+0.2 pts
8Brookhaven, MS18.5-0.2 pts
9Picayune, MS18.5-1.1 pts
10Jackson, MS18+0.5 pts
11Meridian, MS17.6+1.4 pts
12Grenada, MS17.3+0.3 pts
13Clarksdale, MS17.1+0.4 pts
14Starkville, MS16.7-1.6 pts
15Moss Point, MS15.8-0.3 pts
16Columbus, MS15.6-0.9 pts
17Pascagoula, MS15.3+0.2 pts
18Laurel, MS14.5+0.2 pts
19Biloxi, MS13.5-1.4 pts
20Gulfport, MS13.5-0.9 pts
21Corinth, MS12.7-0.8 pts
22Cleveland, MS12.7-0.3 pts
23Tupelo, MS11.5-1.3 pts
24Hattiesburg, MS11.3-0.5 pts
25Long Beach, MS10.3-2.2 pts
26Gautier, MS9.3-1.9 pts
27Clinton, MS8.9+0.5 pts
28Horn Lake, MS8.3-0.1 pts
29Byram, MS8.1-0.3 pts
30Ridgeland, MS8.1-1.1 pts
31Ocean Springs, MS8+2.3 pts
32Southaven, MS7.8-0.6 pts
33Petal, MS7.7-4.1 pts
34Canton, MS7.5-0.2 pts
35Pearl, MS6.7-0.2 pts
36D'Iberville, MS6.6-0.7 pts
37Flowood, MS5-0.4 pts
38Madison, MS4.5-0.5 pts
39Brandon, MS4.4+0.4 pts
40Olive Branch, MS3.4-0.1 pts
41Hernando, MS2-2.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Mississippi by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Oxford, MS, with 40.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Hernando, MS, with 2% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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