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The median home value in DeSoto County, MS is $302,646 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.62% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$302,646
Year-over-Year
+1.62%
National Rank
#930 of 3071
DeSoto County ranks 3rd out of 80 counties in MS by median home price, and is +29.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MS, the typical county has a median home value of $150,090, making DeSoto County +101.6% above the MS state median.
Households here earn a median of $85,297 a year against a typical home value of $302,646 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 47% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in DeSoto County recorded a violent crime rate of 210 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,512 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 149,672 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in DeSoto County is $302,646. That's up 1.62% from a year earlier. That is about 29.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes DeSoto County the 3rd most expensive of 80 counties in Mississippi.
Median household income here is $85,297, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in DeSoto County recorded 210 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 149,672 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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