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Cost of living in Forest, Mississippi

Simple answer

Typical rent is $900 a month.

Forest is a city in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,724 a year.

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People
5,357
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$900
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$49,724
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$141,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,026
Scott County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area

Forest, Mississippi has about 5,357 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $141,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Scott County is $1,026 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Forest. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Jackson, MS metro area, prices sit at 89.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Mississippi taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Forest'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 Forest'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, 70 have higher typical rent than Forest.

Nearby places

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.

Find SNAP stores near ForestWhat EBT can buy in Mississippi

Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.