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Poplarville, MS Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Poplarville, MS Housing Market Trends

With 2,811 people, 617 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $191,608, house prices in Poplarville are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Poplarville, accounting for 65.07% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Poplarville include mobile homes or trailers ( 15.54%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.98%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.41%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Poplarville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 36.37% owning and 63.63% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Poplarville built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Poplarville built between 1940-1969 ( 23.83%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 22.90%). There's also some housing in Poplarville built before 1939 ( 10.16%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Poplarville. Fully 27.92% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Poplarville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Poplarville real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Poplarville Home Appreciation Rates

Poplarville's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Poplarville during the period has been just 5.47%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Poplarville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Poplarville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Poplarville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.80%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 86.30% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Poplarville. Poplarville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.38%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 9.88%.

Relative to Mississippi, our data show that Poplarville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Mississippi.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$191,608

Poplarville, MS Home Prices
> $1,342,000
$1,007,001 - $1,342,000
$671,001 - $1,007,000
$537,001 - $671,000
$403,001 - $537,000
$268,001 - $403,000
$134,001 - $268,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.2%
8.2%
9.9%
9.9%
44.6%
44.6%
22.7%
22.7%
14.5%
14.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Mississippi

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

617

Poplarville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,466 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
36.4%
36.4%
63.6%
63.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
27.9%
27.9%
72.1%
72.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
22.9%
22.9%
43.1%
43.1%
23.8%
23.8%
10.2%
10.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
65.1%
65.1%
0.0%
0.0%
8.4%
8.4%
11.0%
11.0%
15.5%
15.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
5.8%
5.8%
8.3%
8.3%
23.6%
23.6%
47.3%
47.3%
15.0%
15.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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