Cost of living in Lamar County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,316 a month.
That HUD number covers Lamar County, Mississippi, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $916
- 1 bed
- $1,117
- 2 bed
- $1,316
- 3 bed
- $1,676
- 4 bed
- $1,730
This county is in the Hattiesburg, MS area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 87.6 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- West Hattiesburg · 6,715 people
- Oak Grove · 2,098 people
- Purvis · 1,914 people
- Arnold Line · 1,859 people
- Sumrall · 1,674 people
- Lumberton · 1,320 people