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Cost of living in Lyman, Mississippi

Lyman, Mississippi has about 2,298 people. Typical rent is $1,358 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $75,455 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.

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Typical rent is $1,358 a month.

Lyman is a Census community, not a separate city government in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,455 a year.

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People
2,298
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,358
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$75,455
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$215,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,185
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area

Lyman, Mississippi has about 2,298 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $215,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Harrison County is $1,185 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lyman. 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 Lyman'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 Lyman'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, 13 have higher typical rent than Lyman.

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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.