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Mooreville, MS Housing Affordability Index

Mooreville, Mississippi has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 299.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 2nd most affordable of 285 scored Mississippi cities, compared with 131.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $177,900 home with 20% down, the Mississippi average 30-year fixed rate of 7.20% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $966, or 10% of the city’s $118,333 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Mooreville is updated every night from live Mississippi mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Mooreville MBR-HAI 299.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Mississippi 2 of 285 1 = most affordable
Mississippi 131.1 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.20% Mississippi lenders
Median home value $177,900 U.S. Census Bureau

Mooreville is 168.2 points above the Mississippi score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Mississippi index

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What It Takes to Buy in Mooreville

$966/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.20%
$41,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$118,333
Median Household Income
Mississippi: $56,447
1.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Mississippi: 3.0x
$1,208/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,057/yr
Median Property Tax
0.59% of median value
1.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
21.6%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Mooreville, Mississippi. The rate is the Mississippi average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

How Mooreville Ranks in Mississippi

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#1West305.0
#2Mooreville299.3
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Most affordable in Mississippi
#1West305.0
#2Mooreville299.3
#3Lena257.0 #4Kiln250.1 #5Mantee250.0
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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Mooreville, Mississippi score: 299.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 2 of 285 Mississippi cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/mississippi/mooreville”