Jackson, MS · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Jackson

Jackson ranks #106 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 21Quiet. That puts it in the 22nd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Mississippi.

affordability score
21
Quiet
National rank
#106 of 134
In Mississippi
#1 of 1
Percentile
22nd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Jackson sits 29 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Ranked around Jackson

  1. T#103 Orlando, FL 23
  2. #105 Jacksonville, FL 22
  3. #106 Jackson, MS — this page 21
  4. T#107 Miami, FL 20
  5. T#107 St. Louis, MO 20

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Jackson

Jackson scores 25 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: