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Median Home Price in Olive Branch, MS

The median home value in Olive Branch, MS is $336,094 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.06% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$336,094

Year-over-Year

+1.06%

Population

47,178

Olive Branch ranks #4 of 35 Mississippi cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 54.7% above the state's city median of $217,267. It sits in DeSoto County, where the county-wide median is $302,646.

Housing affordability in Olive Branch

Median household income in Olive Branch is $100,606, so the typical home value is about 3.3× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Olive Branch

Olive Branch police recorded a violent crime rate of 199 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,359 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Olive Branch

What is the average home price in Olive Branch, MS?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Olive Branch, that value is $336,094. That's up 1.06% from a year earlier. It is about 54.7% above the typical Mississippi city tracked here.

Is Olive Branch expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Olive Branch are more expensive than DeSoto County as a whole, where the median is $302,646 — a difference of about 11.1%.

Is Olive Branch affordable?

Median household income here is $100,606, so the typical home value is about 3.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Olive Branch a safe place to live?

Olive Branch police reported 199 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 47,178. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.