FMRFinder

Mississippi fair market rent by county

Mississippi · FY2027 · 82 listed places · 76 HUD FMR areas

$905median 2BR

From $905 in Yalobusha County to $1,316 in Forrest County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +7.5% · 79 up, 3 down · largest Forrest County +25.7% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $52,640 a year in Forrest County and $36,200 in Yalobusha County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$761$30,440$14.63
1 bedroom$806$32,240$15.50
2 bedrooms$905$36,200$17.40
3 bedrooms$1,185$47,400$22.79
4 bedrooms$1,277$51,080$24.56

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Mississippi places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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