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Median Home Price in Hancock County, MS

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.

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Can you afford a home in Hancock County?

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.)

Crime in Hancock County

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).

Common questions about Hancock County

How much does a house cost in Hancock County, MS?

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.

Is Hancock County affordable?

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.

Is Hancock County a safe place to live?

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.

Cities in Hancock County

Waveland

Counties with similar home prices in MS

Oktibbeha County · Rankin County · Lamar County · Tate County · Harrison County · Marshall County · Pontotoc County · George County

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