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

Oxford, MS had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 41 cities in 2022, at 39.1%. Brandon, MS had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 14.9% and the figure for Mississippi was 15.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.1Oxford, MS
Lowest2.6Brandon, MS
Median14.941 cities
Mississippi15.4History

All cities, 2022

Oxford, MS: 39.1 %Oxford, MS39.1Greenwood, MS: 24.8 %Greenwood, MS24.8Vicksburg, MS: 23.6 %Vicksburg, MS23.6Natchez, MS: 23.4 %Natchez, MS23.4McComb, MS: 21.2 %McComb, MS21.2Picayune, MS: 20.5 %Picayune, MS20.5Grenada, MS: 18.3 %Grenada, MS18.3Starkville, MS: 18.3 %Starkville, MS18.3Greenville, MS: 18.2 %Greenville, MS18.2Moss Point, MS: 17.9 %Moss Point, MS17.9Bay St. Louis, MS: 17.9 %Bay St. Louis, MS17.9Jackson, MS: 17.4 %Jackson, MS17.4Columbus, MS: 17.3 %Columbus, MS17.3Clarksdale, MS: 17.2 %Clarksdale, MS17.2Meridian, MS: 17.1 %Meridian, MS17.1Brookhaven, MS: 16.8 %Brookhaven, MS16.8Laurel, MS: 16.4 %Laurel, MS16.4Pascagoula, MS: 16.3 %Pascagoula, MS16.3Biloxi, MS: 15.7 %Biloxi, MS15.7Cleveland, MS: 15.6 %Cleveland, MS15.6Corinth, MS: 14.9 %Corinth, MS14.9Gulfport, MS: 14 %Gulfport, MS14Gautier, MS: 13.2 %Gautier, MS13.2Hattiesburg, MS: 12.7 %Hattiesburg, MS12.7Tupelo, MS: 11.7 %Tupelo, MS11.7Long Beach, MS: 11 %Long Beach, MS11Ridgeland, MS: 10.6 %Ridgeland, MS10.6Petal, MS: 10 %Petal, MS10Canton, MS: 9.2 %Canton, MS9.2Pearl, MS: 9 %Pearl, MS9Clinton, MS: 8.6 %Clinton, MS8.6Southaven, MS: 8.1 %Southaven, MS8.1D'Iberville, MS: 6.7 %D'Iberville, MS6.7Byram, MS: 6.5 %Byram, MS6.5Ocean Springs, MS: 6.3 %Ocean Springs, MS6.3Horn Lake, MS: 6.2 %Horn Lake, MS6.2Flowood, MS: 4.6 %Flowood, MS4.6Madison, MS: 4.4 %Madison, MS4.4Hernando, MS: 4.4 %Hernando, MS4.4Olive Branch, MS: 3 %Olive Branch, MS3Brandon, MS: 2.6 %Brandon, MS2.6Oxford, MS: 39.1 %Oxford, MS39.1Greenwood, MS: 24.8 %Greenwood, MS24.8Vicksburg, MS: 23.6 %Vicksburg, MS23.6Natchez, MS: 23.4 %Natchez, MS23.4McComb, MS: 21.2 %McComb, MS21.2Picayune, MS: 20.5 %Picayune, MS20.5Grenada, MS: 18.3 %Grenada, MS18.3Starkville, MS: 18.3 %Starkville, MS18.3Greenville, MS: 18.2 %Greenville, MS18.2Moss Point, MS: 17.9 %Moss Point, MS17.9Bay St. Louis, MS: 17.9 %Bay St. Louis, MS17.9Jackson, MS: 17.4 %Jackson, MS17.4Columbus, MS: 17.3 %Columbus, MS17.3Clarksdale, MS: 17.2 %Clarksdale, MS17.2Meridian, MS: 17.1 %Meridian, MS17.1Brookhaven, MS: 16.8 %Brookhaven, MS16.8Laurel, MS: 16.4 %Laurel, MS16.4Pascagoula, MS: 16.3 %Pascagoula, MS16.3Biloxi, MS: 15.7 %Biloxi, MS15.7Cleveland, MS: 15.6 %Cleveland, MS15.6Corinth, MS: 14.9 %Corinth, MS14.9Gulfport, MS: 14 %Gulfport, MS14Gautier, MS: 13.2 %Gautier, MS13.2Hattiesburg, MS: 12.7 %Hattiesburg, MS12.7Tupelo, MS: 11.7 %Tupelo, MS11.7Long Beach, MS: 11 %Long Beach, MS11Ridgeland, MS: 10.6 %Ridgeland, MS10.6Petal, MS: 10 %Petal, MS10Canton, MS: 9.2 %Canton, MS9.2Pearl, MS: 9 %Pearl, MS9Clinton, MS: 8.6 %Clinton, MS8.6Southaven, MS: 8.1 %Southaven, MS8.1D'Iberville, MS: 6.7 %D'Iberville, MS6.7Byram, MS: 6.5 %Byram, MS6.5Ocean Springs, MS: 6.3 %Ocean Springs, MS6.3Horn Lake, MS: 6.2 %Horn Lake, MS6.2Flowood, MS: 4.6 %Flowood, MS4.6Madison, MS: 4.4 %Madison, MS4.4Hernando, MS: 4.4 %Hernando, MS4.4Olive Branch, MS: 3 %Olive Branch, MS3Brandon, MS: 2.6 %Brandon, MS2.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oxford, MS39.1+1.9 pts
2Greenwood, MS24.8-1.5 pts
3Vicksburg, MS23.6+1.8 pts
4Natchez, MS23.4+0.2 pts
5McComb, MS21.2+4.5 pts
6Picayune, MS20.5+1.1 pts
7Grenada, MS18.3+0.5 pts
8Starkville, MS18.3+1.3 pts
9Greenville, MS18.2+0.6 pts
10Moss Point, MS17.9-0.7 pts
11Bay St. Louis, MS17.9-0.6 pts
12Jackson, MS17.4+0.6 pts
13Columbus, MS17.3-0.6 pts
14Clarksdale, MS17.2-1.2 pts
15Meridian, MS17.1+0.3 pts
16Brookhaven, MS16.8+0.1 pts
17Laurel, MS16.4-1 pts
18Pascagoula, MS16.3-2.8 pts
19Biloxi, MS15.7+0.1 pts
20Cleveland, MS15.6-1.4 pts
21Corinth, MS14.9+1.2 pts
22Gulfport, MS14-0.7 pts
23Gautier, MS13.2-2.1 pts
24Hattiesburg, MS12.7-1.3 pts
25Tupelo, MS11.7-0.1 pts
26Long Beach, MS11-2.8 pts
27Ridgeland, MS10.6+1.4 pts
28Petal, MS10+1.3 pts
29Canton, MS9.2+1.5 pts
30Pearl, MS9+0.4 pts
31Clinton, MS8.6-0.8 pts
32Southaven, MS8.1+1.7 pts
33D'Iberville, MS6.7+0.1 pts
34Byram, MS6.5+2.8 pts
35Ocean Springs, MS6.3-1.5 pts
36Horn Lake, MS6.2-1 pts
37Flowood, MS4.6+0.7 pts
38Madison, MS4.4-0.5 pts
39Hernando, MS4.4+1.9 pts
40Olive Branch, MS3-0.7 pts
41Brandon, MS2.6-2.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 39.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Brandon, MS, with 2.6% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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