MS area data
Lena, MS
Lena, MS.
Population: 2,955 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $167,379
- 1-year appreciation
- +7.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- 0.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +16.4%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $176,146
- House Price Index
- 322.1 (+3.8% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $960/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,150/mo
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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- strongWind, coldWave, drought, hurricane, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 60.9 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (40 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Carthage-Leake County Airport (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) (34 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -57 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $642
- Mean commute to work
- 30 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 27.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,532
- Average weekly wage
- $727
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Finance & Insurance, Utilities
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