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The median home value in Jackson County, MS is $212,681 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.33% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$212,681
Year-over-Year
+0.33%
National Rank
#1791 of 3071
Jackson County ranks 14th out of 80 counties in MS by median home price, and is -9.2% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MS, the typical county has a median home value of $150,090, making Jackson County +41.7% above the MS state median.
Households here earn a median of $66,201 a year against a typical home value of $212,681 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 34% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jackson County recorded a violent crime rate of 289 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,486 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 40,478 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jackson County is $212,681. That's up 0.33% from a year earlier. That is about 9.2% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Jackson County the 14th most expensive of 80 counties in Mississippi.
Median household income here is $66,201, so a typical home costs about 3.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jackson County recorded 289 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 40,478 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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