MS area data
Monticello, MS
Monticello, MS.
Population: 4,604 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $117,800
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- -11.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- -8.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +9.0%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $139,577
- House Price Index
- 322.1 (+3.8% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $840/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,070/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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 5
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 67.0°F
- Average high
- 78.0°F
- Average low
- 56.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 58.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (55 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Clay Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field (MCB) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -29 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Median annual property tax
- $874
- Mean commute to work
- 30 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 41.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,971
- Average weekly wage
- $1,112
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Finance & Insurance
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