MS area data
Moorhead, MS
Moorhead, MS.
Population: 1,903 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $81,502
- 1-year appreciation
- -20.7%
- All-time peak (2025-03)
- $117,804
- House Price Index
- 322.1 (+3.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $28,000
- Median days on market
- 49 days
- 1-year forecast
- -10.5%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,046/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,360/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
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, drought, hail, iceStorm, strongWind
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 56.9 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 9.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument (38 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Kroeker Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Greenwood–Leflore Airport (GWO) (23 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 1.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -123 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Median annual property tax
- $678
- Mean commute to work
- 19 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 28.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,555
- Average weekly wage
- $744
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1
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