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Wiggins, 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

Wiggins, MS Housing Market Trends

With a population of 4,266, 1,436 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $139,088, the cost of homes in Wiggins is among some of the lowest in the nation. Compared to Mississippi, however, Wiggins real state is not on the lower end of the price spectrum.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Wiggins, accounting for 75.09% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Wiggins include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.07%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.14%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 7.13%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Wiggins are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 45.41% owning and 54.59% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Wiggins 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 Wiggins built between 1940-1969 ( 40.36%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 8.89%). There's also some housing in Wiggins built before 1939 ( 8.45%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Wiggins. Fully 10.14% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Wiggins homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Wiggins 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.

Wiggins Home Appreciation Rates

Wiggins's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Wiggins during the period has been just 4.47%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

Over the last year, Wiggins appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Wiggins's appreciation rate has been 4.13%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Wiggins were at -2.90%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -11.11%.

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

Relative to Mississippi, our data show that Wiggins's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Mississippi.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$139,088

Wiggins, MS Home Prices
> $1,220,000
$915,001 - $1,220,000
$610,001 - $915,000
$488,001 - $610,000
$366,001 - $488,000
$244,001 - $366,000
$122,001 - $244,000
$61,001 - $122,000
$0 - $61,000
0.0%
0.0%
4.7%
4.7%
0.3%
0.3%
1.5%
1.5%
1.9%
1.9%
9.5%
9.5%
42.8%
42.8%
28.7%
28.7%
10.5%
10.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Mississippi

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,436

Wiggins Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,246 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
45.4%
45.4%
54.6%
54.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
10.1%
10.1%
89.9%
89.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
8.9%
8.9%
42.3%
42.3%
40.4%
40.4%
8.4%
8.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
75.1%
75.1%
0.6%
0.6%
8.1%
8.1%
9.1%
9.1%
7.1%
7.1%
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
3.6%
3.6%
8.3%
8.3%
22.2%
22.2%
52.9%
52.9%
12.4%
12.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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