The story of this market
The typical home in Forrest County, Mississippi sells for about $187,573, or $153 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.75%), a market in balance. Homes take about 71 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 98% since 2000. Last year 10 of 15 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is lightning, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,316 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,316 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2006 (+14.1%). Worst: 2011 (-2.7%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.5%
MS · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,676
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 15 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
61
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $33,288,879.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
74.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2718 | 1461 | 74.8% | 20.6% | $135,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Forrest County, Mississippi
Forrest County exhibits a balanced housing market with a median home value of $187,573, which remains significantly more affordable than the national median. While inventory levels are moderate, the market has seen steady activity with a median of 71 days on market. Recent trends indicate a slight year-over-year price appreciation alongside a notable increase in rental costs.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 2.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 3.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.3% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
Reporting agencies in Forrest County recorded a violent crime rate of 204 per 100,000 residents in 2024, which is around the middle of the national range.
The county is home to the University of Southern Mississippi and serves as a regional hub for healthcare and education in the Pine Belt region.
The median rental price in Forrest County is $1,299, reflecting a 23.71% year-over-year increase as of late 2025.
The local economy is anchored by education, healthcare, and government services, with an unemployment rate of 3.3% as of May 2026.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Major public research university and anchor institution for the region.
Data sourced from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Data Commons.
applies when — Parcels located within a district created by petition of property owners
Imposes additional assessments on parcels falling under the purview of homeowners' associations or improvement districts.
Miss. Code Ann. Section 21-33-561.
applies when — Default on a mortgage or deed of trust containing a power-of-sale clause
Allows for foreclosure without court intervention; requires publication of notice of the foreclosure sale in a newspaper in the county where the property is located.
Standard practice under Mississippi law for deeds of trust.
applies when — Transfer of residential real property by a seller
Requires the transferor to provide a written disclosure statement regarding the condition of the property to the transferee, subject to specific statutory exemptions.
Governed by Miss. Code Ann. Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523; amended by HB 1271 (2024).
Formula: (True Value × Assessment Ratio) × Millage Rate = Taxes. Class I (single-family owner-occupied) is assessed at a 10% ratio. Homestead exemptions for homeowners over 65 or disabled provide an exemption on the first $7,500 of assessed value.
Governed by Miss. Code Ann. Sections 27-35-1 through 27-35-167; assessments updated at least every four years.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.