Metro area · CBSA 27140
Jackson
The Jackson, MS metro area has 611,324 people. Median rent is $1,072, 20.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Hinds County at $1,289. Of the 37 places we track here, Florence has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$61,644
Median home value
$200,500
Unemployment
5.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,289
HUD, Hinds County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 146,631 | $1,055 | 30.1% |
| Madison | 27,946 | $1,853 | 18.6% |
| Pearl | 27,737 | $1,175 | 22.9% |
| Clinton | 27,195 | $1,118 | 17.9% |
| Brandon | 25,542 | $1,382 | 17.9% |
| Ridgeland | 24,587 | $1,336 | 24.3% |
| Byram | 12,799 | $1,343 | 22.9% |
| Canton | 10,811 | $989 | 31.0% |
| Flowood | 10,587 | $1,430 | 20.5% |
| Yazoo City | 10,219 | $767 | 32.7% |
| Richland | 7,346 | $1,185 | 21.4% |
| Forest | 5,357 | $900 | 21.7% |
| Crystal Springs | 4,752 | $782 | 19.0% |
| Florence | 4,696 | $923 | 12.8% |
| Magee | 3,943 | $771 | 20.8% |
| Morton | 3,656 | $913 | 26.2% |
| Hazlehurst | 3,520 | $676 | 18.6% |
| Gluckstadt | 3,236 | $2,254 | 21.8% |
| Flora | 2,331 | $542 | 17.8% |
| Cleary | 2,295 | $891 | 14.7% |
| Wesson | 2,250 | $1,125 | 20.7% |
| Durant | 2,103 | $482 | 19.2% |
| Mendenhall | 2,103 | $816 | 24.4% |
| Tchula | 1,802 | $518 | 17.6% |
| Raymond | 1,663 | $710 | 21.3% |
| Terry | 1,620 | $1,313 | 33.0% |
| Pelahatchie | 1,423 | $783 | 16.7% |
| Lexington | 1,350 | $685 | 17.0% |
| Robinhood | 1,298 | $925 | 15.9% |
| Goodman | 1,177 | $363 | 29.0% |
| Hillsboro | 999 | $1,149 | 30.9% |
| Pickens | 969 | $590 | 23.6% |
| Edwards | 930 | $657 | 22.7% |
| Utica | 799 | $842 | 28.3% |
| Benton | 603 | $790 | 14.2% |
| Bolton | 597 | $661 | 25.4% |
| Lake | 522 | $729 | 27.2% |
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.