Ocean Springs | Jackson Co Business Social
Ocean Springs is a mid-sized coastal community in Jackson county, Mississippi. With a population of just under 19,000 residents, Ocean Springs is the 22nd largest community in Mississippi.
A nice things about Ocean Springs is its waterfront, inlets and bayous. Because of them, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy water activities. Known as a vibrant coastal community nestled along the Mississippi's third coast with charming streets, historic buildings, and artistic flair Ocean Springs offers a unique experience of culture, cuisine, and all things coastal. The city is renowned for its thriving arts scene, where you can explore art galleries showcasing local talent, and often meet the artists themselves.
With and ever growing and diverse range of restaurants, cafes, and bakeries offering delectable cuisine from fresh seafood to soul food, and international flavors, the local dining scene has something for every palate. Stroll along Government Street and Washington Avenue, where you'll find an array of locally owned boutiques, art galleries, antique stores, and gift shops.
Ocean Springs does not have a public transit system to get to and from work, buy groceries, or take the kids to their doctor's appointment, if you don't have a car. Regardless of the means by which you commute around town, Ocean Springs is notable in that residents have a shorter commute to work than most places, with a commute time from home to work at 15 to 30 minutes each way on average.
The average rental price in Ocean Springs is between $1450 to $1575 a month, while the average rental cost here is more expensive than over 69 percent of other communities in Mississippi.
The residents of Ocean Springs are highly educated, with the percentage of college educated resident at nearly 44 percent of adults having at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just under 22 percent with a bachelor's degree or higher. Of course, these days when you get a higher education it comes with a lot of debt! So, if you're someone who falls into this scenario, consider your options long before thinking about purchasing a home, and even before the ink is dry on your student loan note!
There are two measures for understanding income: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income.
The per capita income in Ocean Springs last reported was just over $41,000, which is a well to do income here in Mississippi. This equates to an annual income of a little over $164,000 for a family of four, while the percentage of the children that live below the federal poverty line in some neighborhoods is over 28 percent. Simply put, we can do better, and that begins with a good education!
Median real estate price in Ocean Springs is as low as $230,000 in some areas, and as high as $390,000 in others.
Real estate in Ocean Springs is made up by a host of property types including single-family, and manufactured or modular homes, with an average to high balance of home ownership. Many of the residences in Ocean Springs are older, established, built between 1970 to present day.
Ocean Springs has nine neighborhoods that make up the city.
City Center
Fountainebleau
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Ocean Springs East
Ocean Springs Northeast
Gulf Park Estates West
Gulf Park Estates
Ocean Springs Southeast
Gulf Hills
Gulf Hills East
Ocean Springs vacancy rates are as low as seven percent in some neighborhoods, while other neighborhoods range around ten percent. When considering purchasing a home, find out all you can about the neighborhood you plan to live in...
Ocean Springs is well within the various guidelines set for a USDA Rural Development Home Loan, or an FHA 203K Home Purchase & Renovation Loan.
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