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City in Mississippi, United States

Gulfport

$196kMedian Home
316Sunny Days/yr
75°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 73k· Elev. 20 ftWikipedia

Gulfport is a port city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, and its co-county seat. It had a population of 72,926 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Mississippi after Jackson. The Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area had a population of 416,259. Gulfport lies along the Gulf Coast of the United States in southern Mississippi, taking its name from its port on the Gulf Coast on the Mississippi Sound.Wikipedia

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About the RegionSoutheast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median Rent
$196k
Median Home Price
Rent burden37% of income
Household Income
$43k
Median annual
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Livability

Internet
Fiber
50%
Cable
96%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
316
sunny days per year
87% of the year
Avg High Temp
75°F
annual average
Humidity
79%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
79/100
Great
Temp Swing
28°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
72"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
42
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population73k
Altitude20 ftabove sea level
Median Age36 yrs
College Educated23%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home5%of workforce
Poverty Rate27%

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