29 census tracts
Gulfport.Mississippi housing market
This Gulfport housing market report covers about 30,600 homes across 29 census tracts. The median census tract scores 56.6 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, the 2nd lowest of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $311,982 across 497 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $311,982 497 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 30,600 across 29 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 47% of occupied homes
Gulfport housing market context
- The property insurance rate is 1.65%, the 3rd highest of the 139 markets, against the Mississippi median of 1.33%.
- The property tax rate PriceDNA uses for rental analysis is 2.91%, the 3rd highest of the 139 markets.
- Rent growth in Gulfport is 2.2% a year at the median, slower than in 135 of the 139 markets, against the Mississippi median of 2.8%.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 29 census tracts in Gulfport.
Half of Gulfport's tracts score between 54 and 58. The full range spans 50 to 63, with a median of 56.6.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Gulfport's tracts is 3.6 points wide on the score, narrower than in 130 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 30,600 homes in Gulfport, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 30,600 homes, 13.7% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 47% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 67% of Gulfport’s housing units are in single-family structures, 9% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 20% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Gulfport compares
Gulfport's median is above the Mississippi median on 7 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Gulfport lower · median · upper Gulfport | Mississippi MS | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$43,288 $55,654 $61,408 | $55,372 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
29% 36% 39% | 33% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
31% 33% 35% | 30% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
4.4% every tract | 4.3% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
1.8% 2.2% 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.8% |
|
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
|
2.91% every tract | 2.91% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
1.29% 1.65% 2.19% | 1.33% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
31.6% 34.2% 35.3% | 31.0% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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