Merigold, MS 38759 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 76
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Home Value
$146,322
−4.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
76
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.0 months
Jun 2026
Days on Market
135 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
90.0%
Jun 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
15%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-39%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$183
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 39% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 4.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 22% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 13% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (76/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 10.0% below their final list price (as of Jun 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 15% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $38k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $183 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (47% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.6% to +6.7% (80% range; middle estimate −0.3%), chance of a rise 47%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| ZIP 38772 | – | – | 14 |
| ZIP 38733 | – | – | – |