Photo: PoliticsIsExciting · CC BY-SA 4.0Measured against area pay, D'Iberville costs more to live in than 63% of U.S. towns
It ranks #69 of 99 in Mississippi for affordability. Up 3.3% in a year, 20% above the Mississippi typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area ($62K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Gulfport metro earn ($62K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 3.4 years of metro income, and 37% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $234Ktypical home, 20% above the Mississippi typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $1,230a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 90prices across the Gulfport metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 68)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 3.4 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$62K, Gulfport-area income
- 24%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 37%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Mississippi: 51%Census 2020–24
- 19%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
Housing in D'Iberville, in brief
Rent is easier on renters here
37% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent, against 51% across Mississippi. A standard two-bedroom is 22% of the median household income. Renting ↓
Mostly newer homes
Half of D'Iberville’s homes were built after 2003, against 1986 for Mississippi as a whole. Property taxes ↓
Building at 1.8 times the Mississippi pace
Builders were permitted 96 new homes in 2025: 7.3 per 1,000 residents, against 4 across Mississippi. That’s 1,068 in the past 10 years. New homes ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; sales and supply are Redfin’s for May 2026; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind D'Iberville’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, D'Iberville is more affordable than 37% of U.S. towns, #69 of 99 in Mississippi. Rent pulls the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
Values have outpaced Mississippi: the typical D'Iberville home is up 22.6% in five years, against 11.3% statewide (Zillow).
Up 22.6% in five years
Faster than Mississippi (11.3%).
Show as a table
| January | D'Iberville | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $133,000 | $136,000 |
| 2018 | $143,000 | $138,000 |
| 2019 | $150,000 | $142,000 |
| 2020 | $156,000 | $148,000 |
| 2021 | $172,000 | $160,000 |
| 2022 | $201,000 | $183,000 |
| 2023 | $216,000 | $186,000 |
| 2024 | $226,000 | $186,000 |
| 2025 | $227,000 | $192,000 |
| 2026 | $227,000 | $192,000 |
| September 2026 | $234,000 | $195,000 |
A typical D'Iberville home worth $132K in October 2016 is worth about $234K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
Too few sales to read the market
Only 6 homes sold in May 2026, the latest month in Redfin’s figures: too few to describe the market or quote a median sale price.
A year’s rent takes 24% of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to D'Iberville’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical D'Iberville home, with $10K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,230 a month here, $160 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, D'Iberville’s typical property tax (0.83% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,230
Renters already here pay a median of $1,249.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
96 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 96 new homes in D'Iberville in 2025: 4 single-family houses and 92 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $16.9 million to build. That's 7.3 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Mississippi (4). Over the past 10 years, D'Iberville has permitted 1,068 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, D'Iberville gained 3,235 residents while 1,127 new homes were permitted: about 2.9 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 7 | 1 | 6 | $732,000 |
| 2025 | 96 | 4 | 92 | $16.9 million |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | 0 | $18.5 million |
| 2023 | 74 | 13 | 61 | $11.8 million |
| 2022 | 125 | 93 | 32 | $22.2 million |
| 2021 | 54 | 51 | 3 | $10.8 million |
| 2020 | 324 | 60 | 264 | $34.4 million |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| 2018 | 168 | 80 | 88 | $18.9 million |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | 0 | $10.3 million |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | 0 | $6 million |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | 0 | $4.7 million |
| 2014 | 196 | 66 | 130 | $12.8 million |
| 2013 | 257 | 92 | 165 | $14.5 million |
| 2012 | 180 | 96 | 84 | $16.1 million |
| 2011 | 33 | 33 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2010 | 120 | 116 | 4 | $6.5 million |
| 2009 | 294 | 53 | 241 | $26.5 million |
| 2008 | 535 | 68 | 467 | $46.4 million |
| 2007 | 218 | 50 | 168 | $23.3 million |
| 2006 | 114 | 114 | 0 | $8.7 million |
| 2005 | 67 | 63 | 4 | $12.1 million |
| 2004 | 109 | 89 | 20 | $15.2 million |
| 2003 | 127 | 31 | 96 | $11.5 million |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2001 | 19 | 17 | 2 | $2.4 million |
| 2000 | 87 | 7 | 80 | $4.1 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs above the Mississippi norm
The median bill is $1,754 (Mississippi: $1,215), 0.83% of a home’s value a year, against 0.72% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near D'Iberville
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area, or Mississippi. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 90 | MS 87 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | MS 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 76 | MS 78 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 96 | MS 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
D'Iberville vs. its neighbors
Of the 2 towns here with a Zillow value, D'Iberville has the lowest. Latimer and St. Martin have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Iberville | C+ | $234K | $210K | 0.83% | $1,230 |
| Biloxi | C | $241K | $225K | 0.60% | $1,120 |
| St. Martin | C+ | — | $172K | 0.59% | $1,140 |
| Latimer | B | — | $189K | 0.61% | $1,110 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in D'Iberville
Is D'Iberville expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, D'Iberville costs more than 63% of U.S. towns: a C+ for cost of living, #69 of 99 in Mississippi. The typical home costs 3.4 years of the median household income of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area ($62K).
How much does a house cost in D'Iberville?
About $234K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, up 3.3% in a year. The Mississippi typical home is $195K.
What salary do you need to live in D'Iberville?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $60,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $1,390 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $49,000.
How much is rent in D'Iberville?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,230 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,249 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in D'Iberville?
The median bill is $1,754 a year, 0.83% of the median home value (Mississippi: $1,215, 0.72%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in D'Iberville going up?
Yes: up 3.3% in the past year and 22.6% in five years, against 11.3% across Mississippi (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What D'Iberville buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.