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Cities in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Moss Point, MS had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 41 cities in 2022, at 67%. Brandon, MS had the lowest, at 21.2%. The median was 54.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67Moss Point, MS
Lowest21.2Brandon, MS
Median54.841 cities
Mississippi50.3History

All cities, 2022

Moss Point, MS: 67 %Moss Point, MS67Starkville, MS: 66.6 %Starkville, MS66.6Laurel, MS: 66 %Laurel, MS66Pascagoula, MS: 62.5 %Pascagoula, MS62.5Cleveland, MS: 61.9 %Cleveland, MS61.9Clinton, MS: 58.2 %Clinton, MS58.2Greenville, MS: 58.1 %Greenville, MS58.1Canton, MS: 57.5 %Canton, MS57.5Natchez, MS: 57 %Natchez, MS57Gulfport, MS: 56.9 %Gulfport, MS56.9Bay St. Louis, MS: 56.9 %Bay St. Louis, MS56.9Hernando, MS: 56.7 %Hernando, MS56.7Pearl, MS: 56.3 %Pearl, MS56.3Jackson, MS: 56.2 %Jackson, MS56.2Hattiesburg, MS: 56 %Hattiesburg, MS56Ocean Springs, MS: 56 %Ocean Springs, MS56Meridian, MS: 55.8 %Meridian, MS55.8Oxford, MS: 55.5 %Oxford, MS55.5Grenada, MS: 54.9 %Grenada, MS54.9Columbus, MS: 54.8 %Columbus, MS54.8Clarksdale, MS: 54.8 %Clarksdale, MS54.8Greenwood, MS: 54 %Greenwood, MS54Long Beach, MS: 51.6 %Long Beach, MS51.6Picayune, MS: 50.9 %Picayune, MS50.9Gautier, MS: 50.7 %Gautier, MS50.7Vicksburg, MS: 49.4 %Vicksburg, MS49.4Madison, MS: 49.4 %Madison, MS49.4Brookhaven, MS: 47 %Brookhaven, MS47D'Iberville, MS: 46.6 %D'Iberville, MS46.6Ridgeland, MS: 46 %Ridgeland, MS46Corinth, MS: 45.8 %Corinth, MS45.8Biloxi, MS: 45.7 %Biloxi, MS45.7Tupelo, MS: 45.5 %Tupelo, MS45.5Petal, MS: 45.1 %Petal, MS45.1Southaven, MS: 44.5 %Southaven, MS44.5Flowood, MS: 44.4 %Flowood, MS44.4McComb, MS: 44.1 %McComb, MS44.1Horn Lake, MS: 41.2 %Horn Lake, MS41.2Olive Branch, MS: 37.5 %Olive Branch, MS37.5Byram, MS: 35.5 %Byram, MS35.5Brandon, MS: 21.2 %Brandon, MS21.2Moss Point, MS: 67 %Moss Point, MS67Starkville, MS: 66.6 %Starkville, MS66.6Laurel, MS: 66 %Laurel, MS66Pascagoula, MS: 62.5 %Pascagoula, MS62.5Cleveland, MS: 61.9 %Cleveland, MS61.9Clinton, MS: 58.2 %Clinton, MS58.2Greenville, MS: 58.1 %Greenville, MS58.1Canton, MS: 57.5 %Canton, MS57.5Natchez, MS: 57 %Natchez, MS57Gulfport, MS: 56.9 %Gulfport, MS56.9Bay St. Louis, MS: 56.9 %Bay St. Louis, MS56.9Hernando, MS: 56.7 %Hernando, MS56.7Pearl, MS: 56.3 %Pearl, MS56.3Jackson, MS: 56.2 %Jackson, MS56.2Hattiesburg, MS: 56 %Hattiesburg, MS56Ocean Springs, MS: 56 %Ocean Springs, MS56Meridian, MS: 55.8 %Meridian, MS55.8Oxford, MS: 55.5 %Oxford, MS55.5Grenada, MS: 54.9 %Grenada, MS54.9Columbus, MS: 54.8 %Columbus, MS54.8Clarksdale, MS: 54.8 %Clarksdale, MS54.8Greenwood, MS: 54 %Greenwood, MS54Long Beach, MS: 51.6 %Long Beach, MS51.6Picayune, MS: 50.9 %Picayune, MS50.9Gautier, MS: 50.7 %Gautier, MS50.7Vicksburg, MS: 49.4 %Vicksburg, MS49.4Madison, MS: 49.4 %Madison, MS49.4Brookhaven, MS: 47 %Brookhaven, MS47D'Iberville, MS: 46.6 %D'Iberville, MS46.6Ridgeland, MS: 46 %Ridgeland, MS46Corinth, MS: 45.8 %Corinth, MS45.8Biloxi, MS: 45.7 %Biloxi, MS45.7Tupelo, MS: 45.5 %Tupelo, MS45.5Petal, MS: 45.1 %Petal, MS45.1Southaven, MS: 44.5 %Southaven, MS44.5Flowood, MS: 44.4 %Flowood, MS44.4McComb, MS: 44.1 %McComb, MS44.1Horn Lake, MS: 41.2 %Horn Lake, MS41.2Olive Branch, MS: 37.5 %Olive Branch, MS37.5Byram, MS: 35.5 %Byram, MS35.5Brandon, MS: 21.2 %Brandon, MS21.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Moss Point, MS67+0.5 pts
2Starkville, MS66.6-0.7 pts
3Laurel, MS66+2 pts
4Pascagoula, MS62.5+3.6 pts
5Cleveland, MS61.9-0.6 pts
6Clinton, MS58.2+5.3 pts
7Greenville, MS58.1+0.3 pts
8Canton, MS57.5-0.4 pts
9Natchez, MS57+9 pts
10Gulfport, MS56.9+0.3 pts
11Bay St. Louis, MS56.9+6.8 pts
12Hernando, MS56.7+1.5 pts
13Pearl, MS56.3+6.8 pts
14Jackson, MS56.2+2.1 pts
15Hattiesburg, MS56-1.7 pts
15Ocean Springs, MS56+1.7 pts
17Meridian, MS55.8+2.2 pts
18Oxford, MS55.5-3.4 pts
19Grenada, MS54.9+0.4 pts
20Columbus, MS54.8-4.3 pts
21Clarksdale, MS54.8-1 pts
22Greenwood, MS54+0.5 pts
23Long Beach, MS51.6+6.6 pts
24Picayune, MS50.9-5.8 pts
25Gautier, MS50.7-5.3 pts
26Vicksburg, MS49.4-2.5 pts
27Madison, MS49.4+1.1 pts
28Brookhaven, MS47-0.4 pts
29D'Iberville, MS46.6+3.8 pts
30Ridgeland, MS46+3.9 pts
31Corinth, MS45.8+3.7 pts
32Biloxi, MS45.7+1.1 pts
33Tupelo, MS45.5+0.5 pts
34Petal, MS45.1-1.9 pts
35Southaven, MS44.5+1.2 pts
36Flowood, MS44.4+0.6 pts
37McComb, MS44.1-2.5 pts
38Horn Lake, MS41.2+2.6 pts
39Olive Branch, MS37.5-3.3 pts
40Byram, MS35.5+4.3 pts
41Brandon, MS21.2-6.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, 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-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Moss Point, MS, with 67% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brandon, MS, with 21.2% in 2022.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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