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Cost of living in Pelahatchie, Mississippi

Pelahatchie, Mississippi has about 1,423 people. Typical rent is $783 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,322 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 $783 a month.

Pelahatchie is a town in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,322 a year.

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People
1,423
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$783
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$56,322
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$158,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,289
Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area

Pelahatchie, Mississippi has about 1,423 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $158,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Rankin County is $1,289 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pelahatchie. 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 Pelahatchie'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 Pelahatchie'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, 104 have higher typical rent than Pelahatchie.

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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.