Metro area · CBSA 46180
Tupelo
The Tupelo, MS metro area has 132,254 people. Median rent is $878, 16.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lee County at $1,044. Of the 14 places we track here, Guntown has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$63,170
Median home value
$170,600
Unemployment
4.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,044
HUD, Lee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo | 37,791 | $976 | 17.7% |
| Booneville | 9,246 | $645 | 15.2% |
| Saltillo | 4,952 | $999 | 14.9% |
| Fulton | 4,576 | $679 | 15.5% |
| Baldwyn | 3,138 | $635 | 17.4% |
| Verona | 2,748 | $1,011 | 26.3% |
| Guntown | 2,594 | $1,038 | 13.0% |
| Mooreville | 2,154 | $1,079 | 19.1% |
| Mantachie | 1,950 | $873 | 16.0% |
| Nettleton | 1,853 | $933 | 16.5% |
| Shannon | 1,383 | $822 | 23.3% |
| Plantersville | 929 | $832 | 38.9% |
| Sherman | 545 | $982 | 22.5% |
| Wheeler | 524 | $637 | 13.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.