Lowndes County, MS housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 95
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Home Value
$189,545
+2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
95
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.2 months
Jul 2026
Days on Market
89 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
90.9%
Jul 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,360/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
16%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$158
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 16% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 17% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−5% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (95/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 9.1% below their final list price (as of Jul 2026); 28% 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 $48k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,695 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $148/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $158 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 (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.6% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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ZIP codes in Lowndes County, MS
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, MS 39702 | $180.1K | +2.6% | 66 |
| Columbus, MS 39705 | $231.3K | +3.6% | 95 |
| Columbus, MS 39701 | $107.9K | −2.2% | 78 |
| Caledonia, MS 39740 | $258.1K | +3.0% | 71 |
| Steens, MS 39766 | $220K | +2.1% | 82 |
| Crawford, MS 39743 | $148.9K | −3.3% | 18 |
| Artesia, MS 39736 | – | – | 71 |
| ZIP 39753 | – | – | 49 |