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Jackson MS

Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
RentersLandlords
Balanced on the yearly data, with the recent monthly signals tightening.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 880 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly

About 880 searches in July 2026, for Jackson on its own

What renters Google mostHousesSee all →

Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.

Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Tightening lately, asking rents are climbing, as of Aug 2026.
Job growthBLS · MONTHLY
+0.1%
Hiring, past 12 months
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
6.9%2024 COUNT
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+3.1%
Year over year
Census 2024: +7.5% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,100/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · JacksonNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 4 weeks ago. softer neutral firmer
Tenant says AC unit was taken from Briarcliff Apartments, leaving her without air conditioning34D AGO
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs+0.1%
Migration 2025-2.5/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+676.9%
Vacancy 20246.9%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$447/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,100 · own $1,547
$1,100
RENT
$1,547
OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
2.5/1k
Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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