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The median home value in Monroe County, MS is $166,321 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.69% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$166,321
Year-over-Year
+1.69%
National Rank
#2372 of 3071
Monroe County ranks 27th out of 80 counties in MS by median home price, and is -29.0% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MS, the typical county has a median home value of $150,090, making Monroe County +10.8% above the MS state median.
Households here earn a median of $51,866 a year against a typical home value of $166,321 — 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 Monroe County recorded a violent crime rate of 583 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,435 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 6,859 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Monroe County is $166,321. That's up 1.69% from a year earlier. That is about 29.0% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Monroe County the 27th most expensive of 80 counties in Mississippi.
Median household income here is $51,866, so a typical home costs about 3.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Monroe County recorded 583 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 6,859 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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