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The median home value in Clay County, MS is $155,767 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.35% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$155,767
Year-over-Year
-1.35%
National Rank
#2514 of 3071
Clay County ranks 37th out of 80 counties in MS by median home price, and is -33.5% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MS, the typical county has a median home value of $150,090, making Clay County +3.8% above the MS state median.
Households here earn a median of $43,125 a year against a typical home value of $155,767 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 49% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Clay County recorded a violent crime rate of 507 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,080 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 9,665 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Clay County is $155,767. That's down 1.35% from a year earlier. That is about 33.5% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Clay County the 37th most expensive of 80 counties in Mississippi.
Median household income here is $43,125, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Clay County recorded 507 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,665 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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