Market rankings · Mississippi

Real estate businesses in Mississippi

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Mississippi, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 2,616; 324 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments: 1,230; +21.9% since 2019
Household spending a year: $15.7B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 22.8; 41% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 138; 38% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #11 of 51; Market score 60 · Upper middle

A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Mississippi by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are 2,616 real estate businesses on map listings in Mississippi as of September 2026. 324 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.8, 41% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Mississippi comes to about $15.7B a year: $13,696 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 38% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Mississippi was 1,230 in 2023, up 21.9% from 2019. That is one for every 931 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #11 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Memphis metro area scores highest (53). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Laurel area scores highest (65).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Mississippi, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Mississippi, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	53	1,528	29.2	116	−0.3%	#155 of 387
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48	602	35.8	91	+3.5%	#206 of 387
2Hattiesburg, MS	41	222	36.9	88	+2.6%	#274 of 387
3Jackson, MS	37	709	29.8	110	−1.4%	#308 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Laurel, MS	65	38	12.0	254	−1.5%	#85 of 536
2Brookhaven, MS	59	22	16.7	185	+0.5%	#145 of 536
3Corinth, MS	57	17	11.8	255	−0.5%	#159 of 536
4Meridian, MS	57	42	12.1	249	−3.2%	#160 of 536
5Vicksburg, MS	54	33	19.7	167	−6.3%	#212 of 536
6Picayune, MS	53	58	26.5	119	+5.6%	#234 of 536
7Tupelo, MS	52	99	19.1	169	+0.8%	#242 of 536
8Grenada, MS	50	15	11.9	252	−3.6%	#261 of 536
9Greenville, MS	50	21	12.3	234	−9.4%	#262 of 536
10Cleveland, MS	46	16	13.4	210	−8.3%	#300 of 536
11Greenwood, MS	45	21	14.5	199	−8.8%	#320 of 536
12Natchez, MS-LA	45	37	17.8	163	−0.9%	#321 of 536
13Clarksdale, MS	43	7	8.3	328	−6.5%	#342 of 536
14McComb, MS	41	33	16.3	177	−2.6%	#373 of 536
15Columbus, MS	37	52	19.3	158	−2.7%	#425 of 536
16Oxford, MS	37	106	44.1	76	+5.3%	#434 of 536
17Starkville, MS	33	65	25.1	122	+0.8%	#473 of 536

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1George County, MS	76	14	15.1	214	+8.1%	#91 of 2,229
2Marshall County, MS	73	6	4.5	677	+2.6%	#135 of 2,229
3Tate County, MS	71	11	10.0	326	+2.1%	#179 of 2,229
4Neshoba County, MS	69	5	4.9	632	−0.9%	#219 of 2,229
5Union County, MS	65	12	12.2	259	+2.3%	#367 of 2,229
6Pontotoc County, MS	64	17	14.4	214	+2.9%	#410 of 2,229
7Monroe County, MS	63	12	8.6	353	−2.4%	#432 of 2,229
8Prentiss County, MS	62	7	7.3	421	+1.3%	#475 of 2,229
9Tishomingo County, MS	62	9	10.2	302	−1.1%	#483 of 2,229
10Stone County, MS	62	12	17.9	176	+7.2%	#507 of 2,229
11Simpson County, MS	60	7	7.3	429	−1.5%	#555 of 2,229
12Jones County, MS	60	35	14.0	221	−1.0%	#565 of 2,229
13DeSoto County, MS	59	194	27.3	132	+6.3%	#637 of 2,229
14Leake County, MS	57	12	16.2	184	+1.9%	#716 of 2,229
15Scott County, MS	55	8	8.3	353	+0.4%	#801 of 2,229
16Alcorn County, MS	55	17	11.8	255	−0.5%	#806 of 2,229
17Lincoln County, MS	55	22	16.7	185	+0.5%	#821 of 2,229
18Tippah County, MS	54	5	6.2	481	−1.6%	#843 of 2,229
19Wayne County, MS	54	5	6.5	436	0.0%	#844 of 2,229
20Pearl River County, MS	54	58	26.5	119	+5.6%	#886 of 2,229
21Sunflower County, MS	53	9	11.2	248	−10.9%	#898 of 2,229
22Warren County, MS	52	33	19.7	167	−6.3%	#979 of 2,229
23Grenada County, MS	51	10	11.8	258	−3.3%	#1,017 of 2,229
24Jackson County, MS	51	167	29.0	115	+3.0%	#1,049 of 2,229
25Panola County, MS	50	12	9.7	306	−1.4%	#1,055 of 2,229

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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Washington County, MS	50	21	12.3	234	−9.4%	#1,059 of 2,229
27Lauderdale County, MS	50	40	13.9	217	−3.2%	#1,060 of 2,229
28Winston County, MS	50	12	16.8	181	−1.2%	#1,066 of 2,229
29Copiah County, MS	49	10	9.9	305	−2.7%	#1,110 of 2,229
30Yalobusha County, MS	48	6	12.0	248	−0.5%	#1,162 of 2,229
31Coahoma County, MS	46	7	8.3	328	−6.5%	#1,254 of 2,229
32Marion County, MS	46	10	11.0	267	−1.5%	#1,256 of 2,229
33Bolivar County, MS	46	16	13.4	210	−8.3%	#1,261 of 2,229
34Rankin County, MS	41	209	34.8	102	+3.2%	#1,575 of 2,229
35Hancock County, MS	41	77	38.0	88	+1.6%	#1,583 of 2,229
36Forrest County, MS	39	78	25.9	120	+1.1%	#1,673 of 2,229
37Harrison County, MS	39	346	41.5	77	+4.0%	#1,703 of 2,229
38Lee County, MS	38	89	27.3	121	+0.5%	#1,734 of 2,229
39Lamar County, MS	38	141	55.6	62	+4.7%	#1,755 of 2,229
40Clay County, MS	37	11	14.1	203	−2.0%	#1,764 of 2,229
41Attala County, MS	37	11	16.6	184	−4.0%	#1,766 of 2,229
42Leflore County, MS	37	18	17.6	160	−9.4%	#1,772 of 2,229
43Adams County, MS	36	30	26.2	112	+2.2%	#1,836 of 2,229
44Lafayette County, MS	35	100	52.5	65	+6.6%	#1,893 of 2,229
45Madison County, MS	35	256	58.3	64	+6.5%	#1,894 of 2,229
46Lowndes County, MS	34	52	22.6	137	−2.4%	#1,910 of 2,229
47Pike County, MS	32	30	20.0	142	−3.7%	#1,998 of 2,229
48Oktibbeha County, MS	31	58	26.6	115	+0.4%	#2,035 of 2,229
49Hinds County, MS	29	211	23.6	129	−6.6%	#2,086 of 2,229
Yazoo County, MS	Not scored	4	4.6	626	−14.0%
Itawamba County, MS	Not scored	3	3.1	1,010	+1.3%
Newton County, MS	Not scored	3	3.9	779	−1.4%
Covington County, MS	Not scored	4	5.5	544	−2.2%
Chickasaw County, MS	Not scored	4	6.0	467	−2.0%
Holmes County, MS	Not scored	4	6.5	422	−8.4%
Jasper County, MS	Not scored	3	4.5	643	−3.5%
Clarke County, MS	Not scored	2	3.4	877	−2.8%
Smith County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Walthall County, MS	Not scored	3	5.7	529	+0.4%
Greene County, MS	Not scored	1	2.4	1,259	+1.3%
Calhoun County, MS	Not scored	4	7.1	400	−4.4%
Amite County, MS	Not scored	3	5.1	534	−1.7%
Lawrence County, MS	Not scored	2	4.5	641	−1.4%
Tallahatchie County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−14.0%
Perry County, MS	Not scored	3	6.5	456	+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County, MS	Not scored	1	2.2	1,272	−2.9%
Noxubee County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.2%
Webster County, MS	Not scored	7	17.2	180	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	3	7.0	432	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	5	12.1	241	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	6	15.8	180	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	1	3.1	929	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	1	3.3	786	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	1	3.1	841	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	2	5.8	511	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	2	6.5	472	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	2	6.5	442	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	3	10.3	264	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	1	28.6	90	−4.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 real estate businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Mississippi?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,616 real estate businesses in Mississippi. 324 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 1,230 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 21.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 9,173 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $15.7B a year, or $13,696 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 2,616 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 38% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,145,431 households in Mississippi and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mississippi compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Mississippi has 22.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 138, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Mississippi would have about 3,622, against 2,616 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 931 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for real estate businesses?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Memphis metro area scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Laurel area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 49 scored counties in Mississippi, George County scores highest, at 76 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Mississippi scores 60 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Real estate agents and brokers2,015 listings
Property management193 listings
Mortgage brokers and lenders361 listings
Home inspectors47 listings

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