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The median home value in Prentiss County, MS is $145,388 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.54% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$145,388
Year-over-Year
+1.54%
National Rank
#2617 of 3071
Prentiss County ranks 44th out of 80 counties in MS by median home price, and is -38.0% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MS, the typical county has a median home value of $150,090, making Prentiss County -3.1% below the MS state median.
Households here earn a median of $49,724 a year against a typical home value of $145,388 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 24% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Prentiss County recorded a violent crime rate of 242 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,647 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 9,075 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Prentiss County is $145,388. That's up 1.54% from a year earlier. That is about 38.0% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Prentiss County the 44th most expensive of 80 counties in Mississippi.
Median household income here is $49,724, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Prentiss County recorded 242 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,075 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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