Housing · Decatur
Decatur, MS housing market
The typical Decatur home is worth about $174,000, about the same as a year ago, 12% below the Mississippi typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Decatur compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Decatur at a glance
Typical home value
$174K
▼ 0.4% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Decatur | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $134,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $132,000 | $140,000 |
| 2019 | $135,000 | $144,000 |
| 2020 | $141,000 | $150,000 |
| 2021 | $157,000 | $162,000 |
| 2022 | $185,000 | $185,000 |
| 2023 | $178,000 | $188,000 |
| 2024 | $178,000 | $188,000 |
| 2025 | $177,000 | $195,000 |
| 2026 | $171,000 | $195,000 |
| August 2026 | $174,000 | $198,000 |
Affordability
3.5 years of income
The typical Decatur home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Mississippi (3.5).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
58.1%
Mississippi: 70%
Median tax bill
$957
Mississippi: $1,215
Median rent
$835
Mississippi: $954
Typical home built
1985
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.