The story of this market
The typical home in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi sells for about $135,000, or $98 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 112 days to sell, which is slow. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $905 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $905 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
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
$1,078
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.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
68
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $4,681,673.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
51.4%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 298 | 112 | 51.4% | 6.3% | $95,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
The Jefferson Davis County housing market remains slow with low transaction volume and limited inventory. Prices have seen modest appreciation, but high poverty rates and a shrinking population continue to constrain broader market growth.
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 down 35.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 64 days on market with 9.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.8% · poverty 28.7% — a mixed stability profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 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.
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
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.
The county is served by the Jefferson Davis County School District, which faces ongoing challenges with academic performance and resource allocation typical of rural Mississippi districts.
The region is susceptible to severe thunderstorm and wind events; flood risk is localized to low-lying areas near the Pearl River basin.
Economic momentum is limited, with the local economy primarily supported by agriculture, forestry, and public sector employment; there is minimal large-scale industrial development.
Property taxes are assessed by the county based on millage rates applied to the assessed value of real property, with homestead exemptions available for primary residences.
The rental market is characterized by low inventory and limited new construction, with demand primarily driven by local workforce needs.
The economy is largely agrarian and service-based, with limited industrial diversification and a reliance on local government and education sectors.
Transportation is heavily reliant on private vehicles, with major access provided by state highways connecting to regional hubs.
The Jefferson Davis County Tax Assessor manages property valuations, which are updated periodically to reflect market conditions and state mandates.
Parcels are subject to county-wide school district taxes and localized fire protection district assessments.
Property insurance premiums are rising due to regional exposure to wind and storm damage, impacting affordability for older housing stock.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
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.