MS area data
Georgetown, MS
Georgetown, MS.
Population: 843 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Georgetown, MS is $216,500. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with landslide, hail, heatwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 13.0% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$216,500
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $216,500
- House Price Index (state)
- 322.1 (+3.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $720/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $730/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $860/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,050/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,160/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- landslide, hail, heatWave, iceStorm, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 67% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 85.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 61.6 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (32 mi)
- National parks include
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Vicksburg National Military Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 13
- Nearest airport
- Copiah County Airport (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 22
- Hospitals include
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER, ST DOMINIC-JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, MISSISSIPPI METHODIST REHAB CTR
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 1.9 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,975
- Housing built before 1970
- 44.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 28.4%
- Median annual property tax
- $743
- Households with broadband internet
- 42.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,675
- Average weekly wage
- $721
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Education
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Georgetown, MS?
- $216,500.
- What is typical rent in Georgetown, MS?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $860/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Georgetown, MS?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: landslide, hail, heatWave, iceStorm, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in Georgetown, MS?
- Risk to homes is higher than 67% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Georgetown, MS?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Georgetown, MS?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Georgetown, MS?
- Regional Price Parity: 87.0 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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