Cost of living in Goodman, Mississippi
Goodman, Mississippi has about 1,177 people. Typical rent is $363 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $15,039 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $363 a month.
Goodman is a town in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $15,039 a year.
- People
- 1,177
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $363
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $15,039
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $67,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $905
- Holmes County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
Goodman, Mississippi has about 1,177 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $67,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Holmes County is $905 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Goodman. 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 Goodman'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 Goodman'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, 169 have higher typical rent than Goodman.
Nearby places
- Durant
Typical rent $482
Compare with Goodman - Lexington
Typical rent $685
Compare with Goodman - Kosciusko
Typical rent $814
Compare with Goodman - Tchula
Typical rent $518
Compare with Goodman - Canton
Typical rent $989
Compare with Goodman - Carthage
Typical rent $705
Compare with Goodman - Yazoo City
Typical rent $767
- Gluckstadt
Typical rent $2,254
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.