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Gulfport, MS housing market

Gulfport, MS metro median sale price $267K in Jul–Sep 2026, up 6.1% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.

The median sale price in the Gulfport, MS metro is $267K over Jul–Sep 2026, up 6.1% from the same 3 months a year earlier. The gain is larger than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro shows a smaller change, up 3.5% through Q2 2026, 2.6 points apart; Price reconciliation below shows both.

Gulfport has the lowest median sale price of the three Mississippi metros Pecan Street tracks ($267K); Hattiesburg ($279K) is next. Gulfport ties Hattiesburg for the most median days on market of the three Mississippi metros (75 days). Gulfport has the highest share of listings with a price cut of the three Mississippi metros (34%), ahead of Jackson (32%).

Listings spent a median 75 days on market in Sep 2026, more than in most of the 385 metros. 34% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 0.5 points higher. That share is lower than in most of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 12% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 282 new housing units in Sep 2026.

At the 7.12% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,437 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $62K a year. The median sale price equals about 15 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 2.3% from a year earlier. That ratio is lower than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $164 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is up 1.6%.

Median list prices are higher than a year earlier in six of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below and lower in six.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$267K

+6.1% year-over-year

How it’s calculated

Average of the last three monthly median sale prices vs. the same three months a year earlier.

Mortgage rate

Nov 4, 2026

7.12%

30-year fixed

Where it comes from

National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.

The same rate appears on every market page.

Monthly payment

Principal & interest

$1,437/mo

$62K/yr income needed

How it’s calculated

Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.

Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.

How Gulfport compares to other U.S. metros

Days on market↑53rd of 385 (top 14%)
Asking-vs-sale gap↑45th of 291 (top 16%)
Home-price growth↑65th of 383 (top 17%)
Price-to-rent↓236th of 373
Price cuts↓242nd of 385

Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.

Affordability

Price-to-rent ratio≈ 15 +2.3% YoY
↓236th of 373
Asking price / sq ft$164 +1.6% 3-month average vs a year earlier

Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market pressure

Listings with a price cut≈ 34% +0.5 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
↓242nd of 385
New housing units permitted282

The median asking price $298K runs about 12% above the median sale price $267K.

Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. New housing units authorized by residential building permits in the metro that month — new supply in the pipeline, which counts of existing listings don't capture (US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, Sep 2026); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market facts

ZIPs with listing data12 shown of 25
MLS board of record—
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

No signals flagged for this market right now.

Housing Economy

Gulfport · ConstructionCOPIED

Gulfport builders pulled 5.7% more single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the Gulfport metro area, by month, one line per year, units

AprJulOct16020024028032020252026
AprJulOct16020024028032020252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec201204—
Nov173249—
Oct292208—
Sep259225236
Aug261223236
Jul260212216
Jun240251264
May287252267
Apr297238276
Mar233287320
Feb266255247
Jan249212260

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data through September 2026

Builders in the Gulfport metro area pulled 2,983 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 5.7% more than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 7.7% above the same months of 2025.

Why it matters. Permits come before starts, and starts come before new homes for sale, so this is the earliest read on how much new building is planned in the Gulfport area. When the permit pipeline shrinks, buyers see fewer new-build options later; when it grows, sellers of existing homes face more competition from builders.

Gulfport · Home pricesCOPIED

Gulfport home prices are 3.5% higher than a year ago

Home prices in the Gulfport metro area, change from a year earlier, FHFA all-transactions index, quarterly, percent; shaded bars mark recessions

1990200020102020-9%0%9%18%27%Gulfport
1990200020102020-9%0%9%18%27%Gulfport
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateGulfport
Jun 20263.5%
Mar 20263.4%
Dec 20254.4%
Sep 20255.7%
Jun 20253.5%
Mar 20255%
Dec 20243.2%
Sep 20246.1%
Jun 20242.2%
Mar 20246.9%
Dec 20235.8%
Sep 20232.2%
Jun 20238.7%
Mar 20238%
Dec 202212.6%
Sep 202215.1%
Jun 202219.6%
Mar 202217.3%
Dec 202115.6%
Sep 202115.3%
Jun 20218.5%
Mar 20217.1%
Dec 20207.1%
Sep 20206.1%
Jun 20204.7%
Mar 20203.2%
Dec 20195.4%
Sep 20196%
Jun 20194.6%
Mar 20195.9%
Dec 20183%
Sep 20183.5%
Jun 20184%
Mar 20185.8%
Dec 20173.8%
Sep 20172.2%
Jun 20171.9%
Mar 20172.3%
Dec 20163.9%
Sep 20162.2%
Jun 20165.7%
Mar 2016-0.2%
Dec 20152.7%
Sep 20155.7%
Jun 20152.5%
Mar 20153.2%
Dec 20143.3%
Sep 2014-1.3%
Jun 20140.5%
Mar 2014-0.2%
Dec 2013-1.1%
Sep 2013-0.7%
Jun 2013-2.8%
Mar 2013-1.1%
Dec 2012-3.5%
Sep 2012-2.5%
Jun 2012-1%
Mar 2012-0.8%
Dec 2011-5.3%
Sep 2011-6.1%
Jun 2011-6.5%
Mar 2011-8.3%
Dec 2010-5.8%
Sep 2010-6.2%
Jun 2010-8.5%
Mar 2010-8.2%
Dec 2009-4.6%
Sep 2009-2.4%
Jun 2009-4.8%
Mar 2009-5.2%
Dec 2008-5.9%
Sep 2008-4.1%
Jun 2008-0.7%
Mar 20081.7%
Dec 20073.8%
Sep 20074.7%
Jun 20078.8%
Mar 200714.7%
Dec 200614.6%
Sep 200620.5%
Jun 200619.6%
Mar 200616.7%
Dec 200514.6%
Sep 20059.3%
Jun 20058.1%
Mar 20055.8%
Dec 20046.7%
Sep 20044.3%
Jun 20043.9%
Mar 20043.6%
Dec 20033.6%
Sep 20033.5%
Jun 20034.3%
Mar 20033.4%
Dec 20022.4%
Sep 20022%
Jun 20021.2%
Mar 20023%
Dec 20014.9%
Sep 20014.8%
Jun 20015.7%
Mar 20015.5%
Dec 20004.8%
Sep 20004.9%
Jun 20004.3%
Mar 20004.6%
Dec 19995.3%
Sep 19995.8%
Jun 19995.4%
Mar 19997.2%
Dec 19984.8%
Sep 19985.6%
Jun 19986%
Mar 19984.8%
Dec 19975.9%
Sep 19974.4%
Jun 19974.9%
Mar 19971.5%
Dec 19962.8%
Sep 19962.5%
Jun 19962.5%
Mar 19967.5%
Dec 19952.4%
Sep 19955.8%
Jun 19956.7%
Mar 19956%
Dec 199411.7%
Sep 199410.3%
Jun 19948.8%
Mar 19947.9%
Dec 19936.7%
Sep 19935.8%
Jun 19935.9%
Mar 19936%
Dec 19926.3%
Sep 19927.8%
Jun 19925.2%
Mar 19921.3%
Dec 19912.8%
Sep 1991-2.9%
Jun 1991-1.3%
Mar 19910.1%
Dec 1990-2.7%
Sep 19901.7%
Jun 19901.6%
Mar 19907.3%
Dec 1989-5.1%
Sep 1989-0.3%
Jun 1989-1%
Mar 1989-5.5%
Dec 19888.9%
Sep 1988-3.5%
Jun 1988-2.8%
Mar 1988-7.5%
Dec 1987-7%
Sep 19871.4%
Jun 1987-3%

Source: FHFA house price index; recession dates from NBER · data through Q2 2026

FHFA's all-transactions index for the Gulfport metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was 3.5% above its level a year earlier. Since 1987, prices have risen an average of 3.6% a year. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in Gulfport home prices compares with the market's own history, including the recessions shaded on the chart. When appreciation slows, sellers have less room for a list price to run ahead of recent sales, and buyers feel less pressure to stretch to keep up; when it speeds up, the reverse holds: list prices can run ahead of recent sales and buyers compete harder.

Price reconciliation

amber · 2.6pp

Redfin (metro)

+6.1%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

+3.5%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (sale prices over the last 3 months) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

Market dispatches

Citable market dispatches for Gulfport → Latest dispatch: Aug 14, 2026.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
39501$218K↑118↑2436↑107↑$113K↑
39503$265K↑248↑64↓88↑72↑$232K↑
39507$250K↓143↓32↓28↓100↑$214K↑
39520$404K↓170↓28↓24↓87↓$239K↓
39525$285K↑119↑28↑28↓81↓$250K↑
39531$250K↓115↑16↓36↑95↓$206K↑
39532$328K↑124↑40↑56↑65↓$280K↑
39553$247K↑70↓2416↓57↓$188K↓
39560$310K↓99↓36↓28↑75↑$240K↑
39564$333K↑268↑68↓68↑75↑$271K↑
39567$162K↓50↑4↓36↑61↓$144K↓
39571$448K↓100↓24↑12↑105↑$303K↑

ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.