The story of this market
The typical home in Jones County, Mississippi sells for about $206,000, or $120 per square foot.
Prices are up +28.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 56 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 71% since 2000. Last year 9 of 13 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is tornado, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $986 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $986 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: 2022 (+11.7%). Worst: 2009 (-5.5%). 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
$1,175
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 13 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
70
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $31,487,319.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
73.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1837 | 1029 | 73.8% | 9.5% | $125,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Jones County, Mississippi
The Jones County housing market shows significant price appreciation over the last year, though sales volume remains low. Market activity is characterized by a moderate pace of sales and a stable inventory level, suggesting a balanced environment for local buyers and sellers.
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 12.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 100 days on market with 0.9 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 37.24% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.2% · poverty 18.9% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 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.
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| 39437 | Ellisville | $193,000 | $118 | +2.1% | 65 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.7 | 66 | $811 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39440 | Laurel | $111,342 | $118 | +8.6% | 57 | 98% | — | 3.5 | 206 | $917 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39441 | Laurel | $145,000 | $92 | +2.1% | 68 | 96.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $950 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39443 | Laurel | $142,200 | $85 | +2.1% | 78 | 96.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 120 | $763 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39475 | Purvis | $192,300 | $137 | +3.2% | 65 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 10 | $994 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39477 | Sandersville | $294,900 | $148 | +3.7% | 64 | 100% | — | — | — | $718 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39480 | Soso | $235,000 | $138 | +15.8% | 124 | — | — | — | 64 | $845 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
- Updown Trampoline Park4.118 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.218.8 mi
- Pep's Point Water Park4.214.6 mi
- Time Will Tell Escape Games517.1 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.119.2 mi
- Reed Green Coliseum4.417.2 mi
- M.M. Roberts Stadium4.517.1 mi
- The Center at Forrest County4.420.1 mi
- Hattiesburg Saenger Theater4.716 mi
- Hattiesburg Zoo4.616.9 mi
- Tatum Park4.419.4 mi
- The Grand Hattiesburg by Santikos4.417.6 mi
- Serengeti Springs at the Hattiesburg Zoo3.916.9 mi
- Updown Trampoline Park4.118 mi
- Hattiesburg Pocket Museum4.916 mi
- Landrum's Homestead & Village4.88.1 mi
- Mississippi Armed Forces Museum4.823.5 mi
- Lauren Rogers Museum of Art4.811.5 mi
- African American Military History Museum4.915.6 mi
- Tatum Park4.419.4 mi
- Kamper Park4.516.9 mi
- Longleaf Trace4.616.8 mi
- Chain Park4.415 mi
- Town Square Park4.716.1 mi
- The Lucky Rabbit4.715.8 mi
- Turtle Creek Mall4.318.8 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.318.9 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.219.2 mi
- Corner Market4.517.9 mi
- Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport4.410.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 2024 estimates.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.