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Cost of living in Petal, Mississippi

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,047 a month.

Petal is a city in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $74,750 a year.

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People
11,294
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,047
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$74,750
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$174,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,316
Hattiesburg, MS MSA

Petal, Mississippi has about 11,294 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $174,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Forrest County is $1,316 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Petal. 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 Petal'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 Petal'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, 42 have higher typical rent than Petal.

Nearby places

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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.