MS area data
Purvis, MS
Purvis, MS.
Population: 14,530 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $240,674
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +17.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +32.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +71.2%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $240,674
- House Price Index
- 322.1 (+3.8% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +0.5%
- New listings (monthly)
- 13
Rents
- Typical rent
- $940/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
- 6
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- heatWave, hurricane, iceStorm, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 64.4 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Freedom Strip (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) (12 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -52 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,999
- Median annual property tax
- $1,257
- Mean commute to work
- 24 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 51.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 17,789
- Average weekly wage
- $822
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 45
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