Housing · Petal
Petal, MS housing market
The typical Petal home is worth about $226,000, up 2.7% in a year, 14% above the Mississippi typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Petal compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Petal at a glance
Typical home value
$226K
▲ 2.7% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Petal | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $152,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $154,000 | $140,000 |
| 2019 | $160,000 | $144,000 |
| 2020 | $168,000 | $150,000 |
| 2021 | $177,000 | $162,000 |
| 2022 | $197,000 | $185,000 |
| 2023 | $204,000 | $188,000 |
| 2024 | $213,000 | $188,000 |
| 2025 | $219,000 | $195,000 |
| 2026 | $222,000 | $195,000 |
| August 2026 | $226,000 | $198,000 |
Next door
Petal and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petal | $226K | +2.7% | — | $74,750 |
| Hattiesburg | $221K | +3% | — | $46,342 |
Affordability
3 years of income
The typical Petal home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Mississippi (3.5 years).
How Petal ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
70%
Mississippi: 70%
Median tax bill
$1,502
Mississippi: $1,215
Median rent
$1,047
Mississippi: $954
Typical home built
1977
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.