Rents are 6% below what Gulfport's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,467 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
April. Asking rents in Gulfport usually run 1% below trend in April and 1.1% above it in September, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Gulfport is 0.1% below its high of $1,468 in June 2026, at $1,467 as of September 2026.
Rent in Gulfport changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 23 Mississippi cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.8%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($49,919) is $1,248 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,110); a 3-bedroom is $1,447.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Gulfport, 39503 ($1,608/mo), costs 43% more than the cheapest, 39501 ($1,125/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Gulfport. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Gulfport, MS is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 23.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Gulfport, MS has changed in 5 years
Rent in Gulfport, MS has climbed 26.8% since 2022, going from about $1,157 per month to roughly $1,467 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Gulfport, MS now reports about $49,919, up from $41,250 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 44.9% of households rent today, against 49.9% in 2021. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Gulfport, MS reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Gulfport is $1,467/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $773/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,110/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $893/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,447/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($49,919/yr), Gulfport ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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