MS area data
Oakland, MS
Oakland, MS.
Population: 1,818 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $138,838
- 1-year appreciation
- -3.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- -16.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- -18.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +1.8%
- All-time peak (2022-01)
- $188,462
- House Price Index
- 322.1 (+3.8% YoY)
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
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 58.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 36
- Days with Good air quality
- 328
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument (31 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Burney Farms Airport (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- University Oxford Airport (UOX) (27 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +29 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,988
- Median annual property tax
- $663
- Households with broadband internet
- 29.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,839
- Average weekly wage
- $900
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Finance & Insurance, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 24
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