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The median home value in Hancock County, MS is $238,272 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.28% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$238,272
Year-over-Year
+1.28%
National Rank
#1491 of 3071
Hancock County ranks 8th out of 80 counties in MS by median home price, and is +1.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MS, the typical county has a median home value of $150,090, making Hancock County +58.8% above the MS state median.
Households here earn a median of $67,708 a year against a typical home value of $238,272 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 45% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hancock County recorded a violent crime rate of 72 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,643 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 6,923 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hancock County is $238,272. That's up 1.28% from a year earlier. That is about 1.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hancock County the 8th most expensive of 80 counties in Mississippi.
Median household income here is $67,708, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hancock County recorded 72 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 6,923 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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