Chickasaw County, MS housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are down 1.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 3% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−21% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (93/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 17.6% below their final list price (as of Mar 2024); 16% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $39k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $111 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.8% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.

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ZIP codes in Chickasaw County, MS