Perkinston MS Business Social
Perkinston is located in Stone county and conveniently located to Hattiesburg, Biloxi, and Gulfport. With a population of less than 7600 residents and two neighborhoods, it's the 51st largest city in Mississippi.
Perkinson is a small city, and lacks a public transit system to get to and from work, buy groceries, or take the kids to their doctor's appointment, so you'll want a car. Regardless of the means by which you commute around town, Perkinston is notable in that residents have a longer commute to work than most places, with a commute time from home to work for those of us who live here of more than 37 minutes on average.
The average rental price in Perkinston is between $1245 a month, and the average rental cost is higher than two / thirds of other towns and cities in Mississippi.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Perkinston rank slightly lower than the national average of adults 25 and older having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree at just under 18 percent. The national average is almost 22 percent. Of course, these days when you get a higher education it comes with a lot of debt! So, if you're someone who falls into this scenario, consider your options long before thinking about purchasing a home, and even before the ink is dry on your student loan note!
There are two measures for understanding income: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income.
The average incomes in Perkinston are modest to average for Mississippi, while less than 9 percent of children live below the federal poverty line. Simply put, that's good, but we can always do better and that begins with a good education!
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
University of Southern Mississippi
Median real estate price in Perkinston is north of $252,000.
Perkinston is a rural community (based on population density) located in Stone county, Mississippi and well within the zero down payment guidelines set for a USDA Rural Development home loan, and low down payment FHA insured home loans.
Real estate in Perkinston is primarily made up of medium sized three or four bedroom single-family homes and manufactured homes, with a high rate of home ownership. Many of the residences in Perkinston are older, established, built between 1970 to present day.
Much of the housing stock in Perkinston was built relatively recently and indication the economy is robust; that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents.
Perkinston has two neighborhoods where you will find lots of new homes. A whopping 67 percent of the homes were built after 2000, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in most cities. Everything here just feels new!
McHenry | MGCCC
Beatrice | Ramsey Springs
Perkinston is are good place to raise a family. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied homes, make its neighborhoods among the best for family-friendly neighborhoods in Mississippi.
Perkinston vacancy rates vary for each neighborhood and vary between just over 15 percent, which is above average compared to other towns and cities, and should be a topic to discussed with your real estate agent before entering into a contract.
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