County FMR · HUD FY2026
Prentiss County Fair Market Rent
HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Prentiss County, MS - 33% below the US average.
- $642
- 1-bedroom FMR
- $842
- 2-bedroom FMR
- -9.7%
- YoY change
- -33%
- vs US avg
The verdict
Prentiss is the 29th cheapest of 82 counties in Mississippi by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #32 most affordable of 3,145 HUD counties; rent here has fallen 9.7% since FY 2025, a modest shift relative to most counties.
- #32
- most affordable of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
- #29
- cheapest of 82 in Mississippi (2BR)
- -18%
- vs the state average
- $25,680
- income to afford it (30% rule)
General and Operations Managers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (8.7%), while Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary spend the most (35.4%); 13 of 15 common occupations here can afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent without exceeding the 30% threshold.
FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for Prentiss County, MS. Verify with HUD →
The Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prentiss County, Mississippi is $642 per month in FY 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A 2-bedroom costs $842/mo and a studio is $638/mo. This is 33% lower than the national average of $959 and 18% below the Mississippi average of $782.
Rent decreased9.7% from FY 2025 ($711), declining against the trend. The 30% affordability floor is comparatively reachable here at $25,680/year.
Observed renter burden: 28.4% of the 1,975 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent benchmark above.
FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents in Mississippi. Population: 24,945. Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-1.4%, Census ACS). That's in line with Mississippi's statewide growth of -1.2% over the same period.
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Area PRENTISS·COUNTY·MS·MS
Prentiss County, MS: $642/mo 1BR · #32 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026
- FMR-AREA MS
- 1BR-FMR $642
- 2BR-FMR $842
- RANK-LOW #32
- YOY-DOWN -9.7%
- VSUS-LOW -33%
- VS-ST-LOW -18% MS
- INC-ROOM 15%
- POP-SMALL 25K
- PHOTO-NEAR Hinds County
- VOUCH-90-110 $578–$706
- FY-2026 FY2026
Photo-finish peer: Hinds ($455 1BR gap)
Read with: Section 8 housing guide
Fair Market Rents (2026)
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Bedrooms | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $707 | $638 | $-69 (-9.8%) |
| 1 Bedroom | $711 | $642 | $-69 (-9.7%) |
| 2 Bedroom | $933 | $842 | $-91 (-9.8%) |
| 3 Bedroom | $1,124 | $1,012 | $-112 (-10.0%) |
| 4 Bedroom | $1,242 | $1,118 | $-124 (-10.0%) |
Rent Burden Analysis
How much of household income goes to rent in Prentiss County. The 30% threshold indicates cost burden.
How we calculate this
Rent burden = (FMR × 12) ÷ county median household income. Required income = (FMR × 12) ÷ 0.3, the federal 30%-of-gross-income rule HUD uses to define cost burden. Median household income is from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; FMR is from HUD's FY2026 release. See methodology.
Where Prentiss sits among every US county
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 3,145 HUD counties
$842 higher than 1% of 3,145 counties
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Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026
How Prentiss compares on 1-bedroom rent
1-bedroom FMR vs other Mississippi counties
- DeSoto
DeSoto County
$1,154 1BR FMR / mo
- Hinds
Hinds County
$1,097 1BR FMR / mo
- Rankin
Rankin County
$1,097 1BR FMR / mo
- Madison
Madison County
$1,097 1BR FMR / mo
- Jackson
Jackson County
$951 1BR FMR / mo
- Harrison
Harrison County
$923 1BR FMR / mo
- Prentiss
Prentiss County
$642 1BR FMR / mo
What this shows Prentiss is highlighted. Nearby Mississippi counties by 1-bedroom FMR, highest to lowest: DeSoto County ($1,154), Hinds County ($1,097), Rankin County ($1,097), Madison County ($1,097), Jackson County ($951), Harrison County ($923), Prentiss County (this county) ($642).
Can Common Jobs Afford Rent Here?
With a below-average 1-bedroom at $642/mo, most of these Mississippi occupations clear, or miss, the 30% affordability line.
| Occupation | MS Salary | Rent Burden | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| General & Operations Managers | $88,290 | 8.7% | Affordable |
| Software Developers | $86,460 | 8.9% | Affordable |
| Registered Nurses | $74,470 | 10.3% | Affordable |
| Accountants & Auditors | $64,170 | 12% | Affordable |
| Electricians | $57,300 | 13.4% | Affordable |
| Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $50,700 | 15.2% | Affordable |
| Elementary School Teachers | $48,440 | 15.9% | Affordable |
| Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $45,610 | 16.9% | Affordable |
| Paralegals & Legal Assistants | $39,120 | 19.7% | Affordable |
| Pharmacy Technicians | $38,210 | 20.2% | Affordable |
| Customer Service Representatives | $35,580 | 21.7% | Affordable |
| Retail Salespersons | $27,810 | 27.7% | Affordable |
| Janitors & Cleaners | $27,610 | 27.9% | Affordable |
| Fast Food & Counter Workers | $22,280 | 34.6% | Stretched |
| Teaching Assistants | $21,790 | 35.4% | Stretched |
Rent Trends (2020–2026)
7-year Fair Market Rent history for Prentiss County. Shows how HUD rental rates have changed over time.
Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Prentiss (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 24.4% overall, from $516 to $642. The path there hasn't been smooth: year-over-year moves have swung by as much as 15.5% (FY 2022), a volatility pattern that makes single-year comparisons a poor guide to the underlying trend.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 ↓9.7% | $638 | $642 | $842 |
| FY 2025 ↓4.9% | $707 | $711 | $933 |
| FY 2024 ↑13.2% | $657 | $748 | $903 |
| FY 2023 ↑8.2% | $550 | $661 | $766 |
| FY 2022 ↑15.5% | $505 | $611 | $705 |
| FY 2021 ↑2.5% | $464 | $529 | $684 |
| FY 2020 | $492 | $516 | $657 |
Part of the Tupelo, MS Micro Area
Prentiss County is a outlying county of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan statistical area, alongside 2 other micro-area counties.
Prentiss County ranks #3 of 3 counties in this metro area by 1-bedroom FMR. Every county sharing this metro, highest to lowest: Lee County ($852), Itawamba County ($753), Prentiss County (this county) ($642).
Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden
Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Prentiss County, both outside Mississippi so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice above. Axes stay disjoint: burden peers exclude the FMR peer set.
Similar 2-bedroom FMR
Nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside MS (FY2026).
Similar rent burden
Nearest 2BR FMR as a share of median household income (outside MS).
Nearby Counties in Mississippi
Largest counties by population in Mississippi
Showing the 8 largest of 81 other counties in Mississippi.
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