What is the #1 cheapest places to live in mississippi?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Goodman	1,237	39.8
2	Rosedale	1,871	44.4
3	Vaiden	1,311	45.8
4	Fayette	1,602	51.0
5	Mound Bayou	1,526	51.6
6	Sunflower	1,049	51.7
7	Gloster	1,189	52.3
8	Durant	1,904	53.5
9	Drew	2,186	55.0
10	Metcalfe	1,141	55.4
11	Monticello	1,277	55.9
12	Maben	1,435	56.8
13	Shaw	1,586	59.2
14	Port Gibson	1,114	59.5
15	Pickens	1,235	59.8
16	Winona	4,319	60.5
17	Stonewall	1,058	60.6
18	Vardaman	1,004	60.8
19	Tchula	2,154	60.9
20	Itta Bena	1,735	61.3
21	Macon	3,454	61.6
22	Raleigh	1,104	61.6
23	Tylertown	2,023	61.7
24	Mount Olive	1,268	62.1
25	Sardis	2,525	62.7
26	Nellieburg	1,297	62.8
27	Como	1,464	63.3
28	Okolona	2,623	63.4
29	Prentiss	1,048	64.6
30	Waynesboro	4,552	65.0
31	Newton	3,151	65.2
32	Yazoo City	10,270	65.5
33	Hollandale	2,258	65.7
34	Ruleville	2,859	65.7
35	Union	2,289	66.0
36	Charleston	2,301	66.1
37	Pearl River	4,403	66.4
38	Columbia	5,804	66.4
39	Louisville	6,018	66.5
40	Taylorsville	1,997	66.6
41	Hazlehurst	3,547	66.7
42	Baldwyn	3,005	66.9
43	Collins	2,180	67.0
44	Lexington	1,202	67.1
45	West Point	9,967	67.4
46	Tutwiler	2,049	67.5
47	Ellisville	4,593	67.6
48	Aberdeen	4,909	67.8
49	Bruce	1,445	68.0
50	Shelby	1,709	68.0
51	Clarksdale	14,423	68.1
52	Greenwood	13,983	68.4
53	Byhalia	1,935	68.4
54	Rolling Fork	2,001	68.7
55	Moorhead	1,370	68.9
56	Philadelphia	7,030	69.0
57	Natchez	14,207	69.3
58	Magnolia	3,264	69.8
59	Houston	3,757	70.1
60	Eupora	2,036	70.2
61	Flora	2,399	70.3
62	Conehatta	1,110	70.3
63	Leland	3,864	70.7
64	Richton	1,180	70.7
65	Marks	1,483	70.9
66	Summit	2,684	71.1
67	Crystal Springs	4,766	71.2
68	Purvis	1,691	71.5
69	Lumberton	1,515	71.6
70	Brookhaven	11,656	71.9
71	Indianola	9,360	72.0
72	Iuka	3,118	72.4
73	Greenville	28,833	72.5
74	Shannon	1,719	72.5
75	Water Valley	3,380	72.9
76	Canton	10,863	73.0
77	Laurel	17,129	73.0
78	McComb	12,202	73.5
79	Meridian	34,466	73.5
80	Bay Springs	2,021	73.7
81	Corinth	14,450	73.8
82	Mendenhall	2,397	73.8
83	Magee	3,977	74.1
84	Wiggins	4,270	74.3
85	Nettleton	2,023	74.5
86	Belzoni	1,664	74.8
87	Calhoun City	1,804	75.5
88	Ackerman	1,906	75.7
89	Carthage	4,859	75.7
90	Coldwater	1,293	76.3
91	Columbus	23,616	76.4
92	Booneville	9,060	76.5
93	Kosciusko	6,994	77.0
94	Lucedale	2,944	77.2
95	Holly Springs	6,861	77.3
96	Belmont	2,538	77.4
97	Nicholson	2,523	77.6
98	Vicksburg	20,944	77.8
99	Grenada	12,484	78.1
100	Courtland	1,184	78.3
101	Blue Mountain	1,452	78.5
102	Quitman	1,949	78.9
103	Pascagoula	21,812	79.1
104	Verona	2,782	79.6
105	Forest	5,365	79.7
106	Escatawpa	3,626	79.9
107	Centreville	2,348	80.1
108	Cleveland	10,855	80.5
109	Raymond	1,856	81.3
110	Morton	3,661	81.7
111	Amory	6,564	81.8
112	Pontotoc	5,717	82.3
113	Jackson	149,827	82.5
114	Decatur	2,025	82.7
115	Farmington	2,044	83.2
116	Tunica Resorts	1,977	83.3
117	New Albany	7,661	83.3
118	Moss Point	12,066	83.5
119	Picayune	11,839	84.1
120	Hattiesburg	48,507	84.3
121	Rawls Springs	1,554	84.4
122	Ripley	5,415	84.6
123	Glendale	1,519	84.6
124	Fulton	4,511	85.3
125	Batesville	7,432	85.8
126	Robinhood	1,304	86.2
127	Wesson	2,346	87.0
128	Pelahatchie	1,648	87.0
129	Gulfport	72,533	88.4
130	Starkville	25,611	88.9
131	Terry	1,809	89.3
132	West Hattiesburg	6,509	89.3
133	Leakesville	5,564	90.7
134	St. Martin	7,797	91.6
135	Waveland	7,066	93.2
136	Cleary	2,060	93.2
137	Walls	1,392	94.1
138	Algoma	1,065	94.6
139	Arnold Line	1,434	94.8
140	Senatobia	8,306	95.4
141	Biloxi	49,011	96.0
142	Poplarville	2,814	96.2
143	Pearl	27,458	97.1
144	Victoria	1,208	97.3
145	Marion	2,033	97.7
146	Sharon	2,223	98.3
147	Richland	7,250	98.3
148	Ecru	1,566	98.7
149	Gautier	19,026	99.2
150	Horn Lake	26,622	99.4
151	Tupelo	37,825	101.1
152	Hurley	1,305	101.8
153	Latimer	6,474	102.9
154	Petal	11,195	103.0
155	Hide-A-Way Lake	2,615	104.6
156	Sumrall	2,112	104.7
157	D'Iberville	13,033	106.0
158	Mantachie	1,745	106.1
159	Gulf Hills	8,193	106.3
160	Collinsville	1,849	106.4
161	Guntown	2,174	107.4
162	Vancleave	5,196	107.7
163	Kiln	2,454	107.8
164	Gulf Park Estates	6,517	107.9
165	Ridgeland	24,548	109.4
166	Clinton	27,418	109.6
167	Caledonia	1,283	109.7
168	Long Beach	16,876	109.9
169	Oxford	26,086	110.2
170	Bay St. Louis	9,971	110.6
171	New Hope	3,587	110.6
172	Byram	12,847	113.8
173	Pass Christian	5,942	114.1
174	Hernando	17,580	115.2
175	Florence	4,647	116.9
176	Beechwood	3,708	117.3
177	Southaven	55,531	118.1
178	Saltillo	4,962	118.5
179	Ocean Springs	18,561	121.5
180	Columbus AFB	1,368	122.2
181	DeLisle	1,514	124.7
182	Brandon	25,352	127.8
183	Flowood	10,384	129.6
184	Lyman	2,041	129.8
185	Diamondhead	9,338	132.2
186	Wade	1,380	137.0
187	Olive Branch	46,538	138.7
188	Oak Grove	2,200	142.8
189	Lynchburg	1,894	143.5
190	Mooreville	2,052	154.8
191	Bridgetown	2,955	162.0
192	Madison	27,775	168.1
193	Gluckstadt	2,791	172.2

Methodology

Cities in Mississippi are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in mississippi?: Goodman ranks #1 with 39.8 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in mississippi?: 1. Goodman (39.8), 2. Rosedale (44.4), 3. Vaiden (45.8), 4. Fayette (51.0), 5. Mound Bayou (51.6)
How many cities in Mississippi are ranked?: This ranking includes 193 cities in Mississippi with available data.

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