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Cost of living in Southaven, Mississippi

Southaven, Mississippi has about 56,226 people. Typical rent is $1,445 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $78,483 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 #49 in Mississippi on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,445 a month.

Southaven is a city in Mississippi. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $78,483 a year.

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People
56,226
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,445
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$78,483
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$236,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,301
Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area

Southaven, Mississippi has about 56,226 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $236,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in DeSoto County is $1,301 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Southaven. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, prices sit at 92.2 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 Southaven'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 Southaven'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, 6 have higher typical rent than Southaven.

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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.