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Median Home Price in Tupelo, MS

The median home value in Tupelo, MS is $217,267 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.59% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$217,267

Year-over-Year

+5.59%

Population

37,593

Tupelo ranks #18 of 35 Mississippi cities tracked here by median home value, and sits in line with the state's city median of $217,267. It sits in Lee County, where the county-wide median is $213,935.

Housing affordability in Tupelo

Median household income in Tupelo is $66,257, 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 Tupelo

Tupelo police recorded a violent crime rate of 391 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,777 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 Tupelo

What is the average home price in Tupelo, 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 Tupelo, that value is $217,267. That's up 5.59% from a year earlier. It is in line with the typical Mississippi city tracked here.

Is Tupelo expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Tupelo are more expensive than Lee County as a whole, where the median is $213,935 — a difference of about 1.6%.

Is Tupelo affordable?

Median household income here is $66,257, 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 Tupelo a safe place to live?

Tupelo police reported 391 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 37,593. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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