These Mississippi Towns Are The Richest In The State

Mississippi definitely has a reputation for being a hard-working, blue collar state. Just a big group of hard-working, no B.S. folks who go about their business and try to carve out a life for themselves and their families. This is certainly true for a good chunk of the state, but there are certain places where the people appreciate the finer things.

Homesnacks, a website that compiles data from around the globe, used statistics from the US Census coupled with other stats coming from sources like the Zillow to put together a list of the top 10 richest places in The Magnolia State.

To rank these cities and towns, we’ll take a look at the median income, population, and median home value. To make it onto this list you only need a median income of about 60k, which will get you a lot further in Mississippi than it will in states like New York or California. If you’ve got a job that lets you work remote, you can live like royalty in some of these southern towns instead of that 1-bedroom apartment in Manhattan.

#10: Pass Christian

Population: 5,802
Median Income: $65,000
Median Home Values: $289,217

Living on the coast will cost you a pretty penny, but it’s well worth it.

#9: Ocean Springs

Population: 18,417
Median Income: $72,500
Median Home Values: $250,207

Biloxi’s rich neighbor, the same coastal perks and a little bit quieter.

#8: Florence

Population: 4,596
Median Income: $88,750
Median Home Values: $228,843

Technically part of the Jackson metropolitan area, put this one down under the “rich suburbs” tab.

#7: Southaven

Population: 54,908
Median Income: $72,513
Median Home Values: $258,896

A suburb of Memphis, this city has the most misleading name in the state. SOUTHaven? The northern most city in Mississippi.

#6: Diamondhead

Population: 9,360
Median Income: $80,504
Median Home Values: $246,567

Another town right on Bay St. Louis, and I promise it won’t be the last.

#5: Hernando

Population: 17,262
Median Income: $69,761
Median Home Values: $326,012

Just south of Southaven, another Memphis suburb to crack the list.

#4: Brandon

Population: 25,142
Median Income: $89,051
Median Home Values: $272,442

We’ve got three categories on this list; Memphis suburbs, coastal towns, and Jackson suburbs. Brandon falls into the third category.

#3: Flowood

Population: 10,204
Median Income: $89,144
Median Home Values: $318,663

When you meet someone who says they’re from Jackson but they grew up with a little bit of money, chances are they really hail from Flowood.

#2: Olive Branch

Population: 45,938
Median Income: $93,762
Median Home Values: $325,825

More Memphis!

#1: Madison

Population: 27,595
Median Income: $124,575
Median Home Values: $389,530

This Jackson neighbor absolutely blows everyone else out of the water. Income clears second place by over 30k and homes value clears by over 50k.