Rents are right about where Hattiesburg's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,402 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 →
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Hattiesburg, MS is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 37.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hattiesburg, MS has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Hattiesburg, MS paid around $1,165 a month. That figure now sits near $1,402, up 20.3% from the 2022 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Hattiesburg, MS now reports about $46,342, up from $38,293 in 2021. Census counts show Hattiesburg, MS adding about 1,545 residents over the five-year window, up 3.3% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 34.4% to 37.3% across the same window. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Hattiesburg, MS reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Hattiesburg is $1,402/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $905/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,215/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,010/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,545/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($46,342/yr), Hattiesburg ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.3% over the past year.
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