MS area data
Forest, MS
Forest, MS.
Population: 14,283 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $128,053
- 1-year appreciation
- +7.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +9.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- +9.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +44.4%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $128,849
- House Price Index
- 322.1 (+3.8% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 5
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 85.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 5
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- hail, hurricane, iceStorm, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 63.0°F
- Average high
- 75.0°F
- Average low
- 51.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 61.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (42 mi)
- Nearest airport
- G V Montgomery Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) (34 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -83 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,988
- Median annual property tax
- $656
- Mean commute to work
- 21 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 51.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 12,224
- Average weekly wage
- $843
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 21
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