Cost of living in Bruce, Mississippi
Simple answer
Typical rent is $643 a month.
Bruce is a town in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $26,923 a year.
- People
- 1,483
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $643
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $26,923
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $71,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $905
- Calhoun County, MS
Bruce, Mississippi has about 1,483 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $71,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Calhoun County is $905 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bruce. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Mississippi's prices sit at 87.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Mississippi taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bruce's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Mississippi home paid 14.54¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bruce's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Mississippi in the table we use.
Among 172 places we list in Mississippi with a rent figure, 141 have higher typical rent than Bruce.
Nearby places
- Calhoun City
Typical rent $537
Compare with Bruce - Vardaman
Typical rent $465
Compare with Bruce - Water Valley
Typical rent $606
Compare with Bruce - Houston
Typical rent $727
Compare with Bruce - Pontotoc
Typical rent $803
Compare with Bruce - Oxford
Typical rent $1,071
Compare with Bruce - University
- Grenada
Typical rent $802
Compare with Bruce
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Mississippi
Bigger places in Mississippi
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.