MS · Metro #133

Gulfport - MS housing market

The Gulfport metro has a typical home value of $224,579, up 1.8% from a year ago. Homes sell in 33 days on average, a balanced market. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$224,579
+1.8% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$240,680
+4.5% YoY
Median list price
$283,933
Sale-to-list ratio
96.5%
Selling below ask
Days on market
33d
Listings w/ price cut
26.3%
New listings / mo
579
+5.9% YoY
Homes for sale
2,530
+4.8% YoY
Typical rent
$1,443/mo
+1.2% YoY
Income needed to buy
$65,300
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Gulfport housing market, October 2026

The typical Gulfport home is worth $224,579 as of August 2026, up 0.1% from the prior month, up 0.3% over three months, and up 1.8% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $218,809 to $224,579.

Homes are going pending in about 33 days, slower than the 31 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,530 homes for sale, 5% more than a year ago. 26.3% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 25.4% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,443 a month, up 1.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 13.0.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($44,916), the typical Gulfport home costs about $1,525 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $65,300 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$225k$219kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
50d30dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
2.5k2.1kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($224,579) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Gulfport - MS metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 1.8% over the past year. In Gulfport - MS, that means a home worth $220,608 last year is now worth roughly $224,579.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $240,680. Homes are selling at 96.5% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Gulfport - MS sit on the market for roughly 33 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 26.3% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 579 new listings hit the market each month in Gulfport - MS. There are currently 2,530 homes for sale, up 4.8% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Gulfport - MS is $1,443, up 1.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 13.0x, buying territory (#183 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,244 a month in principal and interest, $199 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 8.98% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

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Other metros in MS

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Jackson - MS$214,315 +2.9% 27.0d
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