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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 2023, at 39.7%. Olive Branch, MS had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 13.5% and the figure for Mississippi was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.7Oxford, MS
Lowest3.6Olive Branch, MS
Median13.541 cities
Mississippi15.1History

All cities, 2023

Oxford, MS: 39.7 %Oxford, MS39.7Natchez, MS: 23.7 %Natchez, MS23.7Vicksburg, MS: 23.6 %Vicksburg, MS23.6Greenwood, MS: 22.5 %Greenwood, MS22.5Bay St. Louis, MS: 19.8 %Bay St. Louis, MS19.8Picayune, MS: 19.5 %Picayune, MS19.5McComb, MS: 19.2 %McComb, MS19.2Greenville, MS: 19 %Greenville, MS19Brookhaven, MS: 18.7 %Brookhaven, MS18.7Starkville, MS: 18.3 %Starkville, MS18.3Jackson, MS: 17.5 %Jackson, MS17.5Grenada, MS: 17 %Grenada, MS17Clarksdale, MS: 16.7 %Clarksdale, MS16.7Columbus, MS: 16.5 %Columbus, MS16.5Meridian, MS: 16.2 %Meridian, MS16.2Moss Point, MS: 16.1 %Moss Point, MS16.1Pascagoula, MS: 15.1 %Pascagoula, MS15.1Biloxi, MS: 15 %Biloxi, MS15Gulfport, MS: 14.3 %Gulfport, MS14.3Laurel, MS: 14.2 %Laurel, MS14.2Corinth, MS: 13.5 %Corinth, MS13.5Cleveland, MS: 12.9 %Cleveland, MS12.9Tupelo, MS: 12.8 %Tupelo, MS12.8Long Beach, MS: 12.5 %Long Beach, MS12.5Hattiesburg, MS: 11.8 %Hattiesburg, MS11.8Petal, MS: 11.8 %Petal, MS11.8Gautier, MS: 11.2 %Gautier, MS11.2Ridgeland, MS: 9.1 %Ridgeland, MS9.1Horn Lake, MS: 8.5 %Horn Lake, MS8.5Byram, MS: 8.4 %Byram, MS8.4Clinton, MS: 8.4 %Clinton, MS8.4Southaven, MS: 8.4 %Southaven, MS8.4Canton, MS: 7.7 %Canton, MS7.7D'Iberville, MS: 7.3 %D'Iberville, MS7.3Pearl, MS: 7 %Pearl, MS7Ocean Springs, MS: 5.7 %Ocean Springs, MS5.7Flowood, MS: 5.4 %Flowood, MS5.4Madison, MS: 5 %Madison, MS5Hernando, MS: 4.3 %Hernando, MS4.3Brandon, MS: 4 %Brandon, MS4Olive Branch, MS: 3.6 %Olive Branch, MS3.6Oxford, MS: 39.7 %Oxford, MS39.7Natchez, MS: 23.7 %Natchez, MS23.7Vicksburg, MS: 23.6 %Vicksburg, MS23.6Greenwood, MS: 22.5 %Greenwood, MS22.5Bay St. Louis, MS: 19.8 %Bay St. Louis, MS19.8Picayune, MS: 19.5 %Picayune, MS19.5McComb, MS: 19.2 %McComb, MS19.2Greenville, MS: 19 %Greenville, MS19Brookhaven, MS: 18.7 %Brookhaven, MS18.7Starkville, MS: 18.3 %Starkville, MS18.3Jackson, MS: 17.5 %Jackson, MS17.5Grenada, MS: 17 %Grenada, MS17Clarksdale, MS: 16.7 %Clarksdale, MS16.7Columbus, MS: 16.5 %Columbus, MS16.5Meridian, MS: 16.2 %Meridian, MS16.2Moss Point, MS: 16.1 %Moss Point, MS16.1Pascagoula, MS: 15.1 %Pascagoula, MS15.1Biloxi, MS: 15 %Biloxi, MS15Gulfport, MS: 14.3 %Gulfport, MS14.3Laurel, MS: 14.2 %Laurel, MS14.2Corinth, MS: 13.5 %Corinth, MS13.5Cleveland, MS: 12.9 %Cleveland, MS12.9Tupelo, MS: 12.8 %Tupelo, MS12.8Long Beach, MS: 12.5 %Long Beach, MS12.5Hattiesburg, MS: 11.8 %Hattiesburg, MS11.8Petal, MS: 11.8 %Petal, MS11.8Gautier, MS: 11.2 %Gautier, MS11.2Ridgeland, MS: 9.1 %Ridgeland, MS9.1Horn Lake, MS: 8.5 %Horn Lake, MS8.5Byram, MS: 8.4 %Byram, MS8.4Clinton, MS: 8.4 %Clinton, MS8.4Southaven, MS: 8.4 %Southaven, MS8.4Canton, MS: 7.7 %Canton, MS7.7D'Iberville, MS: 7.3 %D'Iberville, MS7.3Pearl, MS: 7 %Pearl, MS7Ocean Springs, MS: 5.7 %Ocean Springs, MS5.7Flowood, MS: 5.4 %Flowood, MS5.4Madison, MS: 5 %Madison, MS5Hernando, MS: 4.3 %Hernando, MS4.3Brandon, MS: 4 %Brandon, MS4Olive Branch, MS: 3.6 %Olive Branch, MS3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oxford, MS39.7+0.6 pts
2Natchez, MS23.7+0.3 pts
3Vicksburg, MS23.6-0 pts
4Greenwood, MS22.5-2.3 pts
5Bay St. Louis, MS19.8+2 pts
6Picayune, MS19.5-0.9 pts
7McComb, MS19.2-2 pts
8Greenville, MS19+0.8 pts
9Brookhaven, MS18.7+1.9 pts
10Starkville, MS18.30 pts
11Jackson, MS17.5+0.1 pts
12Grenada, MS17-1.3 pts
13Clarksdale, MS16.7-0.5 pts
14Columbus, MS16.5-0.8 pts
15Meridian, MS16.2-0.9 pts
16Moss Point, MS16.1-1.7 pts
17Pascagoula, MS15.1-1.2 pts
18Biloxi, MS15-0.7 pts
19Gulfport, MS14.3+0.4 pts
20Laurel, MS14.2-2.2 pts
21Corinth, MS13.5-1.5 pts
22Cleveland, MS12.9-2.7 pts
23Tupelo, MS12.8+1.1 pts
24Long Beach, MS12.5+1.5 pts
25Hattiesburg, MS11.8-0.8 pts
26Petal, MS11.8+1.7 pts
27Gautier, MS11.2-2 pts
28Ridgeland, MS9.1-1.5 pts
29Horn Lake, MS8.5+2.2 pts
30Byram, MS8.4+2 pts
30Clinton, MS8.4-0.2 pts
32Southaven, MS8.4+0.3 pts
33Canton, MS7.7-1.5 pts
34D'Iberville, MS7.3+0.6 pts
35Pearl, MS7-2 pts
36Ocean Springs, MS5.7-0.6 pts
37Flowood, MS5.4+0.8 pts
38Madison, MS5+0.6 pts
39Hernando, MS4.3-0.2 pts
40Brandon, MS4+1.5 pts
41Olive Branch, MS3.6+0.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 39.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Olive Branch, MS, with 3.6% in 2023.

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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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