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Buying a home in Enterprise, Mississippi

The typical owner-occupied home in Enterprise is worth about $114,000, 33% below the Mississippi median of $169,800 and 66% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,183 a year in property taxes, about 1.04% of their home's value, higher than the Mississippi rate of 0.72%. The median household earns $63,125 a year, so the median home costs 1.8 times the median income (3.0 times for Mississippi). 79% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 59% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Enterprise at a glance

Enterprise Mississippi U.S.
Median home value $114,000 $169,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $1,183 $1,215 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 1.04% 0.72% 0.94%
Median household income $63,125 $56,447 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 79% 70% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 59% 49% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,458 $1,394 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 17.5% 19.8% 21.0%
Median rent $975 $954 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1976 1986 1980
Vacant homes 15.7% 14.6% 10.1%
Population 438 2,946,779 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Enterprise

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Enterprise home of $114,000 with 20% down costs about $760 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $950, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $32,563 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 14% of the median Enterprise household income of $63,125; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $221,000.

The median rent here is $975 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$22,800
Loan amount$91,200
Principal and interest$614
Property taxes (1.04% a year)$99
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$48
PMI$0
Total per month$760

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,990
Loan amount$111,935
Principal and interest$753
Property taxes (1.04% a year)$99
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$48
FHA mortgage insurance$50
Total per month$950

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Questions about home buying in Enterprise

What is the median home value in Enterprise?

About $114,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Enterprise?

Homeowners pay a median $1,183 a year, which is about 1.04% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in Enterprise?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $760 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $32,563 a year.

More about Enterprise

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data