Housing · Carthage
Carthage, MS housing market
The typical Carthage home is worth about $166,000, up 5.9% in a year, 16% below the Mississippi typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Carthage compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Carthage at a glance
Typical home value
$166K
▲ 5.9% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Carthage | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $126,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $123,000 | $140,000 |
| 2019 | $126,000 | $144,000 |
| 2020 | $124,000 | $150,000 |
| 2021 | $141,000 | $162,000 |
| 2022 | $161,000 | $185,000 |
| 2023 | $156,000 | $188,000 |
| 2024 | $155,000 | $188,000 |
| 2025 | $166,000 | $195,000 |
| 2026 | $165,000 | $195,000 |
| August 2026 | $166,000 | $198,000 |
Affordability
3.9 years of income
The typical Carthage home costs about 3.9 years of the town's median household income, more than across Mississippi (3.5 years).
How Carthage ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
65.4%
Mississippi: 70%
Median tax bill
$1,695
Mississippi: $1,215
Median rent
$705
Mississippi: $954
Typical home built
1979
Mississippi: 1986
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.