#Mississippi

#Mississippi

According to newly released American Community Survey (ACS) data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Mississippi homeowners with a mortgage typically pay $1,500-$1,999 annually for homeowners insurance, while those without a mortgage average $1,000-$1,499. Overall statewide costs fall into the $1,000-$1,499 range. Mississippi has 829,682 insured homeowner households in total-401,890 with a mortgage and 427,792 without. Among mortgaged owners, 38,142 less than $100 annually and 38,238 pay $4,000 or more. Among those without a mortgage, 129,731 pay less than $100 and 22,139 pay $4,000 or more.

The brutal combination of rising labor costs, commodity costs, and supply chain disruptions post-pandemic has pushed food prices up by a whopping 31% since 2019, and the threat of the Trump Administration's steep tariffs could make grocery bills even worse. This has had a direct effect on how Americans eat, with Pew reporting that the percent of food insecure households rose by 30% from 2020 to 2023.

In Mississippi, a hidden home equity tax is emerging, affecting nearly 8% of homeowners due to outdated capital gains tax thresholds that fail to account for inflation.