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ZIP 38929 · Gore Springs, MS · 2,243 residents · September 2026

Gore Springs 38929: the market leans toward buyers.

Conditions easing in buyers' favor. Typical home value $120K, −7.0% over 12 months; listings take 118 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.

Sources beside every figure · Zillow, August 2026 · Realtor.com, September 2026 · Census ACS 2023 · FEMA NRI

Market balanceSeptember 2026

BuyersSellersEven
Leaning buyer−11

In Mar 2026: −3

Typical value$120K−7.0% over 12 months · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market118 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut0%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Fair market rent$990/moHUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms, FY 2026
Active listings3−25% vs a year ago · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list91.9%0% sold above list · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore57of 100

Higher than 79% of scored ZIPs

Affordability80
Growth31
Risk59
Momentum52
Livability27

Five parts, weighted. How the score works →

The reading

Where the balance sits this month and what moved it.

Month by month, since the gauge began

  1. Mar 2026−3
  2. Apr 2026−5
  3. May 2026−4
  4. Jun 2026+1
  5. Jul 2026−7
  6. Aug 2026—no reading on record
  7. Sep 2026−11

Each block is one month’s reading, −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers). The series starts in March 2026. A dashed block has no reading on record. How the balance is measured →

What is pulling the needle

  • 118 days on marketslower than the U.S. median ZIP's 60 days
  • 0% of listings cut pricefewer than the U.S. median ZIP's 20%
  • Sale-to-list 91.9%homes close below asking · Redfin, May 2026
  • 3 active listings−25% vs a year ago

Blue pulls toward buyers, orange toward sellers. Realtor.com, September 2026; Redfin, May 2026.

Softening: prices −7.0% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward buyers.

Asking price vs sale price
Typical value (index)$119,850Zillow ZHVI · Aug 2026
Median sale price$230,000Redfin · May 2026
Sale-to-list91.9%Redfin · May 2026
Sold above list0.0%Redfin · May 2026

Zillow's figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; Redfin's are closed sales for the month shown.

Last 90 days

How the typical value and the listings moved over the last three months.

Typical valueHavenMay → Aug · Zillow
Active listingsHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Days on marketHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cutHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
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Prices

Typical home value since 2016, and how far it moved over each window.

1 year−7.0%
3 years−0.4%
5 years−9.5%
10 years+24.2%
From peak−16.5%

Zillow Home Value Index · ZIP 38929 · monthly, through August 2026

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Zillow ZHVI peaked at $131,027 in January 2022; the latest value is −8.5% from that peak, 55 months on. Since January 2019 it is +33.0%. The sharpest 12-month move was −18.8%, ending March 2023.

Zillow's typical home value here, $120K in August 2026, is 58% below the median U.S. ZIP's $289K. Over the 12 months to August 2026, Zillow's typical home value moved −7.0% here and +2.8% in the median U.S. ZIP.

Price tiers and bedrooms
Bottom tier$68K
Middle tier$120K
Top tier$258K
Single-family$120K
3 bedrooms$140K

Starter homes here rose 5% in five years while top-tier homes rose 8% (Zillow ZHVI tiers) — the two ends of the market moved together.

Zillow typical values by price tier, home type and bedrooms, August 2026.

How it ranks

Appreciation by window

WindowChangePer yearU.S. rankMississippi rank
1 year−7.0%−7.0%/yrHigher than 1% nationallyHigher than 2% in Mississippi
3 years−0.4%−0.1%/yrHigher than 20% nationallyHigher than 29% in Mississippi
5 years−9.5%−2.0%/yrHigher than 2% nationallyHigher than 12% in Mississippi
10 years+24.2%+2.2%/yrHigher than 4% nationallyHigher than 14% in Mississippi
Since 2016+38.5%+3.1%/yr——

Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs

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Forecast

Where the typical value is likely to be over the next 3 to 12 months, with the range the model has earned, and up to 36 months with Pro.

Last three years, then the forecast band

HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) · run October 1, 2026
$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$127K202420252026$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$127K202420252026
3 months$127K+6.0% · $119K–$137KHigh confidence
6 monthsHaven
12 monthsHaven
24 monthsPro
36 monthsPro
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A forecast is a range, not a promise; the confidence word says how wide it is. How the forecast works →

Of the 3-month ranges we published since December 2025, 54% contained the actual price.

Zillow's own published forecast has this ZIP's typical value rise 1.1% over the twelve months from August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Forecast).

Payment

What a typical home here costs each month, against the typical income.

Monthly payment

$97719% of the median household income here ($61,368)
Principal and interest$708
Property tax$79
Insurance$123
Mortgage insurance$67

Inside the 28% line lenders use for housing costs. Rate is the Freddie Mac average for September 2026; tax is the state's statutory rate.

Insurance uses the average homeowners premium insurers reported for this ZIP in 2022, $1,473 a year (Treasury Federal Insurance Office).

Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms$990
vs
Payment on a typical purchase$977

Buying costs $13 a month less than the HUD fair market rent for a 2-bedroom here (FY 2026), before tax effects and maintenance.

Like for like: the HUD fair market rent for a 3-bedroom here is $1,190 a month (FY 2026), against a typical 3-bedroom value of $140K (Zillow, August 2026) — a 10.2% gross rent yield.

Price-to-income ladder

Median home value ÷ median household income · Zillow ZHVI, Census ACS · under 4× has historically been comfortable

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The place

What it costs to own here beyond the price, and what the neighborhood is like.

Median household income$61,368Census ACS
Price to income1.9×long-run average 1.7×
Property tax0.79%statutory, state
Insurance$1,473/yrtypical premium
Commute25 minmedian, one way
Walkability4 / 20EPA index
Hazard ratingRelatively ModerateFEMA NRI · wildfire 81 · flood 68
Population change+11.5% a year2018–2023, Census ACS
Median year built1986Census ACS
Owner-occupied71%Census ACS

Typical homes cost 1.9× the median household income here, against 3.3× in the median MS ZIP and 4.3× in the median U.S. ZIP (Zillow, August 2026; Census ACS 2023). Median household income is $61,368 here, against $71,388 in the median U.S. ZIP (Census ACS 2023).

Hazard ledger
Overall riskRelatively Moderatescore 73 of 100 · county median 73
Flood68 of 100county median 72
Wildfire81 of 100county median 82
Hurricane65 of 100county median 65

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release, refreshed annually · tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · the tick is the median of 3 scored ZIPs in Grenada County.

Housing cost burden
Owners spending over 50% of income0%U.S. median ZIP 5%
Renters spending over 30% of income20%U.S. median ZIP 39%

Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates · the tick is the U.S. median ZIP.

Behind the score

The inputs behind each of the five parts, against the U.S. median ZIP.

Affordability

80

Growth

31

Risk

59

Momentum

52
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Livability

27
Walkability4 / 20EPA Smart Location DatabaseLeast walkable
Transit access—EPA Smart Location DatabaseNo transit data
Job density3 jobs per sq miCensus LODESFew jobs nearby

Nearby

3 scored Mississippi ZIPs within 12 miles; the ones below score within ten points and cost less.

Dots are Mississippi ZIP centers colored by market balance; the ring is 12 miles.

No cheaper ZIP within ten points nearby.

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ZillowHome values, rents, price tiersAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
Census ACSIncome, commute, population, housing stock2023 five-year
FEMA National Risk IndexHazard ratingsDecember 2025 release
EPAWalkability2021
HUDFair market rent, 2 bedroomsFY 2026
Freddie MacMortgage rateSeptember 2026, monthly average
HavenScoreScore, balance, forecastScored October 1, 2026

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