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The TaxLienSimple Index / Mississippi

The TaxLienSimple Index · MS · 2026

Mississippi Tax-Lien & Tax-Deed Investing

What Mississippi statute actually pays — return, redemption and bid method — cross-referenced with the live auction inventory we track. Every figure traces to state law or a county source.

69 /100
Tier A National rank #4 of 51
The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.
Sale type
Tax Lien
Statutory return / penalty
18%/yr (1.5%/month) interest + 5% penalty on the taxes
Redemption period
2 years
Bid method
premium bid
Sale season
county lien sales usually last Monday in August; forfeited land year-round
What you buy
redeemable tax lien and state tax-forfeited land

Statutory note. Redemption pays taxes + 5% damages + 1.5%/month interest; the 'overbid' (amount bid above taxes+costs) earns NO interest, so effective yield falls as the premium rises (Title 27, Ch. 45).

7,415live parcels tracked
71counties with inventory
#4of 51 jurisdictions
Read the score correctly. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

Remote Investor Snapshot

Verified public-data profile for out-of-area investors — every figure below traces to the cited government source. Blank fields mean the source does not publish that value for this area (we never estimate).

Market & demographics

Population
2,958,846
5-yr population growth
-0.9% shrinking
Median household income
$52,985
Median age
38.1
Poverty rate
19.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Housing market

Median home value
$151,000
Median gross rent
$896/mo
Owner-occupied
69.2% 30.8% renter
Vacancy rate
15.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$1,145/yr
Effective property-tax rate
0.76% of home value

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Natural-hazard risk & safety

Unemployment rate
3.7%

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (2023); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (2023 annual)

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
7,700 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
80%
Bachelor's degree +
23.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2023); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (household broadband subscription; FCC availability not yet integrated); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (educational attainment — school-quality proxy; NCES ratings not yet integrated)

Risk & opportunity flags

Opportunity Zone tracts
100 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
13
EPA Brownfield sites
674

Source: U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund / IRS designated Opportunity Zones; U.S. EPA (SEMS National Priorities List; ACRES Brownfields)

Counties we track in Mississippi

#CountyTaxLienSimple IndexLive parcels
1 Hinds County S 73 2,385
2 Washington County S 72 870
3 Lauderdale County S 72 587
4 Warren County S 72 449
5 Coahoma County A 71 376
6 Hancock County A 71 265
7 Jackson County A 71 228
8 Forrest County A 71 205
9 Yazoo County A 71 159
10 Madison County A 71 152
11 Rankin County A 70 147
12 Harrison County A 70 142
13 Jones County A 70 125
14 Sunflower County A 70 123
15 Pearl River County A 70 118
16 Lee County A 70 112
17 Leflore County A 70 71
18 DeSoto County A 70 70
19 Monroe County A 70 60
20 Prentiss County A 70 60
21 Bolivar County A 70 54
22 Panola County A 69 51
23 Pike County A 69 51
24 Grenada County A 69 44
25 Adams County A 69 38
26 George County A 69 34
27 Lowndes County A 69 31
28 Quitman County A 69 30
29 Marshall County A 69 28
30 Jasper County A 69 27
31 Marion County A 69 24
32 Tippah County A 69 23
33 Alcorn County A 69 22
34 Lamar County A 69 21
35 Humphreys County A 69 20
36 Itawamba County A 69 19
37 Lincoln County A 69 18
38 Tallahatchie County A 68 16
39 Jefferson Davis County A 68 15
40 Benton County A 68 13
41 Wilkinson County A 68 11
42 Winston County A 68 11
43 Chickasaw County A 68 10
44 Attala County A 68 9
45 Lawrence County A 68 8
46 Jefferson County A 68 7
47 Newton County A 68 7
48 Oktibbeha County A 68 7
49 Tunica County A 68 7
50 Lafayette County A 67 5
51 Clay County A 67 4
52 Greene County A 67 4
53 Holmes County A 67 4
54 Simpson County A 67 4
55 Webster County A 67 4
56 Clarke County A 67 3
57 Leake County A 67 3
58 Union County A 67 3
59 Walthall County A 67 3
60 Wayne County A 67 3
61 Claiborne County A 67 2
62 Copiah County A 67 2
63 Neshoba County A 67 2
64 Tate County A 67 2
65 Covington County A 66 1
66 Franklin County A 66 1
67 Perry County A 66 1
68 Pontotoc County A 66 1
69 Scott County A 66 1
70 Stone County A 66 1
71 Yalobusha County A 66 1

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The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

© 2026 TaxLienSimple · The TaxLienSimple Index is compiled from state tax statutes and county treasurer/tax-collector offices; live inventory counts reflect parcels currently tracked by TaxLienSimple and update continuously. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.