Housing

Safe and maintained cycling Known as the “Hub City” because of its strategic location and large regional draw from outlying communities, Greater Hattiesburg has grown into a major retail, healthcare and education hub for South Mississippi. Offering a variety of housing options from homes in the registered historic districts to lake front neighborhoods, Hattiesburg has it all. Homes range from $50,000 to over $1 million and while the real estate market has remained steady, anyone seeking to buy a home can find one to fit almost any budget. The average sales price in 2011 in Greater Hattiesburg is $149,910.

**Home Sales 2006-2011**
*(Hattiesburg Area Association of Realtors)*
Year	Number Sold	Average DOM	Average Sale Price	Median Sale Price
2006	1,746	59	$161,024	$120,850
2007	1,756	72	$154,900	$142,500
2008	1,370	96	$156,230	$142,000
2009	1,217	106	$157,260	$142,000
2010	1,214	100	$146,615	$134,000
2011*	985	115	$149,910	$130,000

*As of October

**Population**
*(Census, 2010)*
Hattiesburg	45,989
Forrest County	74,934
Lamar County	55,658
Perry County	12,250

**Medical Information**
*(ADP, 2011)*
Hospital Beds	836
Physicians	400+

**Taxes**
*(ADP, 2011)*
General Retail Sales	7% State
Food and Beverage	Additional 2% City
Lodging	Additional 2% City
Assessment Ratio	10%
City of Hattiesburg Property	$160-165/$1000 Assessed Value
Forrest County Property	$114.11/$1000 Assessed Value
Lamar County Property	$121.94/$1000 Assessed Value
Motor Vehicles	30% of True Value

**Religious**
*(ADP, 2011)*
Places of Worship	150+
Denominations Represented	30

**Climate**
*(Weather.com, 2011)*
January Average	High - 58	Low - 35
June Average	High - 89	Low - 67
Average Humidity	Noon - 86%	Midnight - 66%
Average Precipitation	60" Annually	-

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