Living in Brookhaven, MS

Lincoln County

Brookhaven is the real, confirmed county seat of Lincoln County in southwest Mississippi, sitting at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 84 and Interstate 55. Its real, genuine 'Homeseeker's Paradise' nickname dates to a local naming contest held in the early 1900s -- this record discloses that documented origin rather than an unexplained slogan. Brookhaven's real, current economy centers on healthcare/social assistance (the city's single largest employment sector, anchored by King's Daughters Medical Center), manufacturing (a real Georgia-Pacific paper/pulp facility), and retail/logistics (a Walmart Distribution Center employing approximately 900 people). Housing runs genuinely affordable, though this record discloses a real, multi-source spread ($133,889-$186,163 across value measures) rather than anchoring on one figure, alongside a real, disclosed population-estimate spread (11,471-12,342 for 2026) this record does not resolve. Brookhaven's senior (65+) population share (approximately 18.1%) sits right at this project's ~18% Mississippi statewide senior-share threshold -- a genuine close call this record discloses honestly. Mississippi's real, current 4.0% flat income tax (2026) and full retirement-income exemption apply statewide. This record also discloses two honest, disclosed gaps: no Brookhaven-specific effective property tax rate or homeowners-insurance premium figure was confirmed this pass, so Mississippi's own verified statewide figures are used in their place; and a cited crime rate (27 per 1,000) carries a real, disclosed cross-market consistency caveat since the identical figure also appeared for a separate Mississippi market (Yazoo City) in this same research pass.

Explore Brookhaven in depth

• Moving to Brookhaven: Pros, Cons & What to Know
• Cost of Living in Brookhaven
• Housing in Brookhaven
• Taxes & Insurance in Brookhaven
• Climate in Brookhaven
• Schools & Families in Brookhaven
• Healthcare & Safety in Brookhaven
• Pros and Cons of Living in Brookhaven
• Retiring in Brookhaven

Housing

Taxes

The tradeoffs

Who this fits

Best for: Best fits buyers and retirees drawn to genuine housing affordability, a real, historic small-town identity, and a concentrated local job base in healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics, plus retirees weighing Mississippi's favorable retirement-income tax treatment against a senior population share right at this project's threshold.

Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for buyers who need a single, confirmed, Brookhaven-specific property-tax or insurance figure before deciding (both are disclosed gaps here, using Mississippi's statewide figures instead), or for those who want fully resolved, single-source population and crime data -- Brookhaven's real, disclosed cross-source spreads and gaps are honest trade-offs against its affordability and historic identity.