Taylor, MS housing market
The typical Taylor home is worth about $389,000, up 1.8% in a year, 97% above the Mississippi typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Taylor compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Taylor at a glance
Only 1 sale in February 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2017–2026
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| January | Taylor | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $232,000 | $140,000 |
| 2019 | $235,000 | $144,000 |
| 2020 | $243,000 | $150,000 |
| 2021 | $273,000 | $162,000 |
| 2022 | $310,000 | $185,000 |
| 2023 | $315,000 | $188,000 |
| 2024 | $350,000 | $188,000 |
| 2025 | $386,000 | $195,000 |
| 2026 | $388,000 | $195,000 |
| August 2026 | $389,000 | $198,000 |
9 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 9 new homes in Taylor in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.7 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Taylor has permitted 93 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $750,000 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $647,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $578,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Taylor is $1,260 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,060 · 4 bedrooms $1,670
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (38655, 38673; Lafayette County, MS), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, February 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.