Rents are right about where Ocean Springs's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,846 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 Ocean Springs is 0.1% below its high of $1,848 in August 2026, at $1,846 as of September 2026.
Rent in Ocean Springs changed +3.8% 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 ($79,712) is $1,993 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,710); a 4-bedroom is $2,130.
Gulf Hills, 3 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,459/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ocean Springs. 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
Ocean Springs, MS is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 46.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ocean Springs, MS has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Ocean Springs, MS has increased from $1,601 to $1,846, a 15.3% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $63,653 in 2021 to $79,712 more recently. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 2.0% since 2021, moving from about 18,275 residents to roughly 18,646. College-educated residents now make up 46.3% of adults here, versus 39.3% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Ocean Springs, MS market of 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ocean Springs is $1,846/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,080/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,280/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,140/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,710/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($79,712/yr), Ocean Springs ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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At $1,846/mo, rent takes ~28% of Ocean Springs's median household income ($79,712/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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