10 Best Places to Retire in Mississippi

2. Prentiss County

Cost of living: 21% lower than US average
Crime Score: 39
Physicians per 100k: 91
Median House Value: $72,900
Insider Monkey score: 60

The county is located in the northeastern part of the state, and is home to 25,275 people. A part of the Natchez Trace Parkway, from the previous entry on this list, makes its way to Prentiss County. Nature lovers would love to take this historic old trail which links the rivers Cumberland, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

1. Franklin County

Cost of living: 23.4% lower than US average
Crime Score: 41
Physicians per 100k: 62
Median House Value: $65,100
Insider Monkey score: 62

Being the 4th least populous county shouldn’t get in any counties way of being the best place to retire, as is the case with Franklin County. Bisected by the Homochitto River, Franklin County was also the 4th county to be created in Mississippi. Today, it has a population of 8,118 and is home to parts of the Homochitto National Forest. With low crime and cheap housing and daily costs of living, Franklin County makes it as the best place to retire in Mississippi!