Cost of living in Gulf Hills, Mississippi

Gulf Hills, Mississippi has about 8,451 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $203,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jackson County is $1,099 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gulf Hills. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area, prices sit at 90.0 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 Gulf Hills'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 Gulf Hills's bill.

EIA does not publish a Mississippi gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) all-grades price was $3.954 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,897.92 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Mississippi shares this price.

Among 172 places we list in Mississippi with a rent figure, 10 have higher typical rent than Gulf Hills.