MS area data
Raleigh, MS
Raleigh, MS.
Population: 2,968 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $145,660
- 1-year appreciation
- -6.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- -9.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- -7.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +20.6%
- All-time peak (2022-09)
- $169,796
- 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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- hail, hurricane, strongWind, tornado
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 (46 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Smith County Airport (15 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) (38 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
- -27 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $439
- Mean commute to work
- 40 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 35.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,090
- Average weekly wage
- $988
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
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