Gulfport
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Local news
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Gulfport album
Outdoors in Gulfport
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About Gulfport
City in Mississippi, United StatesGulfport ( GUHLF-port) 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. Gulfport emerged from two earlier settlements, Mississippi City and Handsboro. Founded in 1887 by William H. Hardy as a terminus for the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, the city was further developed by Philadelphia oil tycoon Joseph T. Jones, who …
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
How Gulfport ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Gulfport
The typical Gulfport home is worth about $206,000, up 2% in a year, close to the Mississippi typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Gulfport
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Gulfport's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Gulfport
All Gulfport schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Gulfport’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MS. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Gulfport is
Explore map →
Location map