The story of this market
The typical home in Yazoo County, Mississippi sells for about $109,344, or $59 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.17% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 72 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 59% since 2003. The biggest natural hazard here is lightning, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,016 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,016 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2003–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2015 (+20.1%). Worst: 2016 (-13.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.5%
MS · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,330
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2003–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 1 census tracts in this county (2003 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
82
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $18,921,490.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
66.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 516 | 255 | 66.8% | 16.4% | $125,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Yazoo County, Mississippi
Yazoo County's housing market is characterized by high affordability with a median home value significantly below national and state levels. The market is experiencing a modest year-over-year price increase, though the population has seen a decline since 2020. Current inventory remains limited, and the market is largely driven by local economic conditions and a high poverty rate.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 79 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.15% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 9.7% · poverty 30.8% — elevated distress and economic pressure.
Deterministic aggregate of 6 researched ZIP reports of 7 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 39039 | Benton | $299,000 | $135 | +12.6% | 34 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 498 | $1,301 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39040 | Bentonia | $155,000 | $105 | +2.1% | 88 | 96.5% | 12% | 5.2 | 42 | $1,047 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39065 | — | $235,000 | $138 | +2.1% | 42 | 97.2% | 18.5% | 5.8 | 112 | $1,250 | researched Oct 5 |
| 39146 | Pickens | $71,200 | $65 | +2.1% | 120 | 96% | 5% | 7.5 | 15 | $938 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39166 | Silver City | $117,700 | $60 | +2.5% | 120 | 96% | 10% | 6.5 | 5 | $525 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39171 | Vaughan | $145,000 | $98 | +2.1% | 62 | 96.5% | 12% | 4.5 | 18 | $950 | researched Sep 26 |
| 39194 | Yazoo City | $134,500 | $53 | — | 79 | — | — | — | 60 | $767 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and QuickFacts
applies when — Default on a mortgage or deed of trust containing a power-of-sale clause
Allows for foreclosure without court intervention; requires publication of notice of the foreclosure sale in a newspaper in the county where the property is located.
Standard practice under Mississippi law for deeds of trust.
Formula: (True Value × Assessment Ratio) × Millage Rate = Taxes. Class I (single-family owner-occupied) is assessed at a 10% ratio. Homestead exemptions for homeowners over 65 or disabled provide an exemption on the first $7,500 of assessed value.
Governed by Miss. Code Ann. Sections 27-35-1 through 27-35-167; assessments updated at least every four years.
applies when — Transfer of residential real property by a seller
Requires the transferor to provide a written disclosure statement regarding the condition of the property to the transferee, subject to specific statutory exemptions.
Governed by Miss. Code Ann. Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523; amended by HB 1271 (2024).
applies when — Parcels located within a district created by petition of property owners
Imposes additional assessments on parcels falling under the purview of homeowners' associations or improvement districts.
Miss. Code Ann. Section 21-33-561.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.