Cost of Living in Tate County, Mississippi
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
These figures are county medians, not a personal budget. Use them to frame rent, ownership, and income tradeoffs, then account for household size, commute, financing, insurance, taxes, debt, and local availability before making a decision.
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Tate County ranks #2,017 of 3,142 counties for affordability (bottom 36%)
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Tate County Median Home Value Estimated at $209,000
The median home value in Tate County was estimated at $209,000, a figure that is $73,183 above the Mississippi unweighted county mean of $135,817. For households in renter-occupied units, the median gross rent was $963 per month, exceeding the state unweighted county mean of $805. The official Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income (GRAPI) was 34.7%, which serves as the canonical rentToIncomePct. This percentage is 5.2 percentage points higher than the Mississippi unweighted county mean of 29.5%. Median selected monthly owner costs for all owner-occupied housing units were $938, while the state unweighted county mean was $676. The median renter-household income was recorded at $31,743. These housing-tenure data points represent fixed estimates from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year period. See ACS table B25071 for the underlying estimate.
Source record
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25064 Median Gross Rent
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25071 GRAPI
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25077 Median Home Value
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25088 Selected Monthly Owner Costs
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25119 Household Income by Tenure
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-brief-v1
Cost of Living Advisory: Tate County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 34.7% of renter household income in Tate County, which is between the 30% and 50% rent-burden benchmarks. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Median gross rent is $963 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $938. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $38,520 in annual gross income would allocate 30% to the county's median gross rent. This is a reproducible illustration, not evidence that a particular household can afford housing.
Regional Context
The Mississippi unweighted mean of county median rents is $805 per month. Tate County's $963 median is 19.6% above that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
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Rent Burden
16.6%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,626
per month
Owner Cost Burden
16.1%
of gross income
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Median home value is $209,000. Estimated monthly cost: $1,669 vs. your max of $1,626.
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