Cost of living in Lumberton, Mississippi
Simple answer
Typical rent is $866 a month.
Lumberton is a city in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $38,147 a year.
- People
- 1,320
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $866
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $38,147
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $86,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,316
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Lumberton, Mississippi has about 1,320 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $86,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lamar County is $1,316 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lumberton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, prices sit at 87.6 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 Lumberton'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 Lumberton'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, 84 have higher typical rent than Lumberton.
Nearby places
- Purvis
Typical rent $939
Compare with Lumberton - Poplarville
Typical rent $732
Compare with Lumberton - Oak Grove
Typical rent $1,218
Compare with Lumberton - West Hattiesburg
Typical rent $978
Compare with Lumberton - Wiggins
Typical rent $883
Compare with Lumberton - Hattiesburg
Typical rent $1,005
Compare with Lumberton - Arnold Line
Typical rent $1,360
- Rawls Springs
Typical rent $1,066
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.