Moving to Mississippi

Once you live here, you typically have 30 days to get a driver license and 30 days to title your car.

Taxes and housing

State income tax	Top listed rate 4.0%
Average sales tax (state + local)	7.06%
Average property tax (real estate)	0.81% effective
Personal property tax (vehicles)	Yes — 3.42% effective. County ad valorem on vehicles, about 3.42% effective
Median home value	$196,428

Car title and license

Tax on buying/titling a car	7.00%
Title fee	$9.00
Registration (base)	$14.00
Car inspection	Varies by county — confirm locally
Nurse license from another state	Usually transfers (compact)

Parks and people

State parks	25
National parks	0
Population	2,958,148
Population density	63.0 per sq mi
Demographics	55.7% White (non-Hispanic) 3.6% Hispanic 37.9% Black 1.1% Asian
Violent crime	210.5 per 100,000

Estimated income tax in Mississippi

Uses 2026 single-filer tax brackets (top listed rate 4.0%) after a per-dependent exemption. Not your actual tax bill.

Yearly income ($)

Dependents

Estimate car title cost in Mississippi

Uses this state’s title fee, plate, base registration, and 7.00% tax. County extras are not included.

What the car is worth ($)

Pick an origin or destination to open a pair page with deadlines and fee estimates for that specific move.

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Your to-do list in Mississippi

Get a MS driver license within 30 days. Bring your current license, Social Security number, and two proofs you live in Mississippi.
Title and register the car within 30 days. Inspection: Varies by county — confirm locally.
Make sure car insurance meets 25/50/25.
Register to vote. Mississippi elections site.
Nurse license: Mississippi is in the nurse compact, so a compact RN license often still works. Confirm with the board of nursing if you are changing primary residence.

Get a driver license30days after you become a resident

Title your car30days

Official Mississippi DMV

Moving from Mississippi

Open a pair page with deadlines and fee estimates for a move from Mississippi to any other state.

MS → ALMississippi to Alabama MS → AKMississippi to Alaska MS → AZMississippi to Arizona MS → ARMississippi to Arkansas MS → CAMississippi to California MS → COMississippi to Colorado MS → CTMississippi to Connecticut MS → DEMississippi to Delaware MS → DCMississippi to District of Columbia MS → FLMississippi to Florida MS → GAMississippi to Georgia MS → HIMississippi to Hawaii MS → IDMississippi to Idaho MS → ILMississippi to Illinois MS → INMississippi to Indiana MS → IAMississippi to Iowa MS → KSMississippi to Kansas MS → KYMississippi to Kentucky MS → LAMississippi to Louisiana MS → MEMississippi to Maine MS → MDMississippi to Maryland MS → MAMississippi to Massachusetts MS → MIMississippi to Michigan MS → MNMississippi to Minnesota MS → MOMississippi to Missouri MS → MTMississippi to Montana MS → NEMississippi to Nebraska MS → NVMississippi to Nevada MS → NHMississippi to New Hampshire MS → NJMississippi to New Jersey MS → NMMississippi to New Mexico MS → NYMississippi to New York MS → NCMississippi to North Carolina MS → NDMississippi to North Dakota MS → OHMississippi to Ohio MS → OKMississippi to Oklahoma MS → ORMississippi to Oregon MS → PAMississippi to Pennsylvania MS → RIMississippi to Rhode Island MS → SCMississippi to South Carolina MS → SDMississippi to South Dakota MS → TNMississippi to Tennessee MS → TXMississippi to Texas MS → UTMississippi to Utah MS → VTMississippi to Vermont MS → VAMississippi to Virginia MS → WAMississippi to Washington MS → WVMississippi to West Virginia MS → WIMississippi to Wisconsin MS → WYMississippi to Wyoming

Moving to Mississippi

Open a pair page with deadlines and fee estimates for a move to Mississippi from any other state.

AL → MSAlabama to Mississippi AK → MSAlaska to Mississippi AZ → MSArizona to Mississippi AR → MSArkansas to Mississippi CA → MSCalifornia to Mississippi CO → MSColorado to Mississippi CT → MSConnecticut to Mississippi DE → MSDelaware to Mississippi DC → MSDistrict of Columbia to Mississippi FL → MSFlorida to Mississippi GA → MSGeorgia to Mississippi HI → MSHawaii to Mississippi ID → MSIdaho to Mississippi IL → MSIllinois to Mississippi IN → MSIndiana to Mississippi IA → MSIowa to Mississippi KS → MSKansas to Mississippi KY → MSKentucky to Mississippi LA → MSLouisiana to Mississippi ME → MSMaine to Mississippi MD → MSMaryland to Mississippi MA → MSMassachusetts to Mississippi MI → MSMichigan to Mississippi MN → MSMinnesota to Mississippi MO → MSMissouri to Mississippi MT → MSMontana to Mississippi NE → MSNebraska to Mississippi NV → MSNevada to Mississippi NH → MSNew Hampshire to Mississippi NJ → MSNew Jersey to Mississippi NM → MSNew Mexico to Mississippi NY → MSNew York to Mississippi NC → MSNorth Carolina to Mississippi ND → MSNorth Dakota to Mississippi OH → MSOhio to Mississippi OK → MSOklahoma to Mississippi OR → MSOregon to Mississippi PA → MSPennsylvania to Mississippi RI → MSRhode Island to Mississippi SC → MSSouth Carolina to Mississippi SD → MSSouth Dakota to Mississippi TN → MSTennessee to Mississippi TX → MSTexas to Mississippi UT → MSUtah to Mississippi VT → MSVermont to Mississippi VA → MSVirginia to Mississippi WA → MSWashington to Mississippi WV → MSWest Virginia to Mississippi WI → MSWisconsin to Mississippi WY → MSWyoming to Mississippi