Rents are 2% below what Hattiesburg'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 $1,315 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
Rent in Hattiesburg is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2022.
Rent in Hattiesburg changed +3.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 23 Mississippi cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.8%.
Rent has risen 9 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($46,342) is $1,159 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,010); a 2-bedroom is $1,215.
Purvis, 10 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,053/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hattiesburg. 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
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 $1,077 a month. That figure now sits near $1,315, up 22.1% 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: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hattiesburg is $1,315/mo as of October 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 34% of local median household income ($46,342/yr), Hattiesburg ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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