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Home values, rents and more in Petal, MS

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$220,000
Metro: $214,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.6%
Metro: +4.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,404/mo
Metro: $1,303 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
11,294
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$74,750
Metro: $60,285 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Petal, MS, shaded by typical home valuePetal39465
  • Under $160k
  • $160k–$170k
  • $170k–$190k
  • $190k–$200k
  • $200k+
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ZIP codes around Petal, MS, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Petal is outlined.

How Petal compares

The typical home in Petal, MS is worth about $220,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Petal are 3% above the typical value in the Hattiesburg metro area ($214,000) and 40% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Petal rose 2.6%, compared with +4.2% in the Hattiesburg metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,404 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 8% above the Hattiesburg metro area ($1,303) and 27% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $74,750, against $60,285 in the Hattiesburg metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 11,294 people live in Petal (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Petal has the 3rd-highest typical home value of the 8 cities in the Hattiesburg metro area and the 43rd-highest of 276 in Mississippi with Zillow figures.

Part of: Forrest County, MS · Hattiesburg metro area · Mississippi

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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