Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Measured against area pay, Marks costs more to live in than 81% of U.S. towns
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of Quitman County, MS ($32K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across Quitman County earn ($32K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 3.0 years of area income, and 46% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $900a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
In paychecks the grade
- 3.0 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$32K, Quitman County income
- 32%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 32%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What Marks’ housing numbers say
A high property tax rate
Owners pay about 1.53% of a home’s value a year in property tax, against 0.72% across Mississippi. The median bill is $1,478 (Mississippi: $1,215). Property taxes ↓
An older housing stock
Half of Marks’ homes were built before 1961, against 1986 for Mississippi as a whole. Older homes can mean character, and also bigger heating and repair bills, so an inspection matters. Property taxes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Marks, so the typical value is the Census median; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Marks’ grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Marks is more affordable than 19% of U.S. towns. Rent pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
A year’s rent takes 32% of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Marks’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Marks home, with $18K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $900 a month here, $270 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Marks’s typical property tax (1.53% 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 $900
Renters already here pay a median of $876.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Panola County, MS): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs above the Mississippi norm
The median bill is $1,478 (Mississippi: $1,215), 1.53% 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+”.
Marks and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marks | C− | — | $97K | 1.53% | $900 |
“—” 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 Marks
Is Marks expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Marks costs more than 81% of U.S. towns: a C− for cost of living. The typical home costs 3.0 years of the median household income of Quitman County, MS ($32K).
How much is rent in Marks?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $900 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $876 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Marks?
The median bill is $1,478 a year, 1.53% of the median home value (Mississippi: $1,215, 0.72%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Marks buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 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.