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Ripley, MS Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Ripley, MS Housing Market Trends

With a population of 5,370, 2,058 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $114,621, house prices in Ripley are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Ripley, accounting for 78.69% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Ripley include mobile homes or trailers ( 12.25%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.59%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 4.47%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Ripley. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 66.46% of Ripley's homes, and 65.00% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Ripley built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Ripley built between 2000 and later ( 26.84%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 22.70%). There's also some housing in Ripley built before 1939 ( 6.15%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Ripley. Fully 15.66% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Ripley homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Ripley real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Ripley Home Appreciation Rates

Ripley's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Ripley during the period has been just 4.68%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

Over the last year, Ripley appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Ripley's appreciation rate has been 2.87%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Ripley were at -1.39%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -5.43%.

Notably, Ripley's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Mississippi, our data show that Ripley's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Mississippi.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$114,621

Ripley, MS Home Prices
> $1,164,000
$873,001 - $1,164,000
$582,001 - $873,000
$466,001 - $582,000
$349,001 - $466,000
$233,001 - $349,000
$116,001 - $233,000
$58,001 - $116,000
$0 - $58,000
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
4.5%
4.5%
13.3%
13.3%
34.7%
34.7%
37.6%
37.6%
8.9%
8.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Mississippi

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,058

Ripley Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$969 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
66.5%
66.5%
33.5%
33.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
15.7%
15.7%
84.3%
84.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
26.8%
26.8%
44.3%
44.3%
22.7%
22.7%
6.1%
6.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
78.7%
78.7%
0.0%
0.0%
4.6%
4.6%
4.5%
4.5%
12.3%
12.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.3%
3.3%
3.5%
3.5%
20.5%
20.5%
55.2%
55.2%
9.8%
9.8%
7.7%
7.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Ripley

Zip Codes in Ripley, MS