Cost of living in Richland, Mississippi
Richland, Mississippi has about 7,346 people. Typical rent is $1,185 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $66,558 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.
Ranked #23 in Mississippi on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,185 a month.
Richland is a city in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,558 a year.
- People
- 7,346
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,185
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $66,558
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $125,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,289
- Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
Richland, Mississippi has about 7,346 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $125,800.
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 Richland. 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 Richland'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 Richland'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, 26 have higher typical rent than Richland.
Nearby places
- Pearl
Typical rent $1,175
Compare with Richland - Cleary
Typical rent $891
Compare with Richland - Florence
Typical rent $923
Compare with Richland - Jackson
Typical rent $1,055
Compare with Richland - Byram
Typical rent $1,343
Compare with Richland - Flowood
Typical rent $1,430
Compare with Richland - Brandon
Typical rent $1,382
Compare with Richland - Robinhood
Typical rent $925
Compare with Richland
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.