CITY PROFILE
Tupelo, MS
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Tupelo is a smaller metro where housing costs rank as one of the more affordable in our dataset, making it accessible for budget-conscious movers. Expect a mild climate with moderate sunshine and a wet climate, so you'll want to be comfortable with frequent rain. It's a quieter, more compact setting if you're drawn to that pace of life.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $193K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,264/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 16.4°C · warmest 27.5°C · coolest 4.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1467 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.45 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #269 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy94
- Affordable to rent85
- Climate comfort82
- Plenty of sunshine56
- Big-city amenities35
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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