Itta Bena, MS — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 38950, which takes in Itta Bena, households earn an average of $26,894 per person. With homes valued around $49,100, property taxes run at a county rate of 0.61%, an annual bill near $300 on a house at that price. Sales taxes add 7.00% to purchases, a cost that hits harder when income is fixed. That leaves little slack in a monthly budget, so everyday spending choices carry weight. Housing costs stay low enough that owning may beat renting, though the gap between earnings and expenses stays tight.