Relocating to the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Sixty-two miles of shoreline between New Orleans and Mobile, three coastal counties, and a dozen towns that each feel a little different. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Expect Realty helps people move here every month, from Keesler Air Force Base orders to retirees trading snow for the Mississippi Sound.
Our office is in D'Iberville, in the middle of the Coast. Most of our agents were born and raised here, which matters when you are choosing between Ocean Springs and Long Beach from eight hundred miles away. Tell us where you are coming from and when, and we will build a short list of neighborhoods, set up video tours, and connect you with the lenders, inspectors and movers we trust.
Start your relocation planSearch homesWhat brings people to the Mississippi Gulf Coast?
Work, water and the cost of a house. The Coast is home to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, a dozen casino resorts, and the hospitals and ports that support them. Housing costs run well below most coastal markets in the United States, and there is no shortage of water: the Mississippi Sound, the Back Bay of Biloxi, the Bay of St. Louis, and the rivers and bayous that feed them.
Military and federal
Keesler AFB, the Seabee base, the Coast Guard, Stennis Space Center and the VA Gulf Coast Health Care System. We work with PCS timelines and VA financing every week.
Retirement
Mississippi does not tax most retirement income, including Social Security, pensions and qualified retirement account withdrawals. Add mild winters, a walkable downtown in Ocean Springs or Bay St. Louis, and Gulf fishing from the back yard.
Remote work and families
An hour to New Orleans, 75 minutes to Mobile, and a regional airport in Gulfport. Newer construction in D'Iberville and north Gulfport, established neighborhoods in Long Beach and Pass Christian, acreage in Vancleave and Saucier.
Relocation videos from our agents
These are the videos people watch before they call us. Start with the two cities that get the most relocation traffic.
What You Should Know Before Moving to Gulfport, MS
What to Expect When Relocating to Biloxi
More on our YouTube channel, including Why Retirees Are Quietly Choosing Ocean Springs.
Which Gulf Coast city is right for you?
Each city page has current listings, schools, commute times and a market snapshot. A few quick notes to get you oriented, west to east:
- Bay St. Louis and Waveland: Old Town shops and galleries, a harbor and marina, closest to New Orleans and Stennis.
- Diamondhead: a planned community with golf, a yacht club and a short run to I-10.
- Pass Christian and Long Beach: quieter beachfront, live oaks, the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus.
- Gulfport: the largest city on the Coast, the port, the Seabee base, the airport and the widest range of price points.
- Biloxi and D'Iberville: Keesler AFB, the casinos, Back Bay waterfront and most of the Coast's newer construction.
- Ocean Springs and St. Martin: a walkable arts downtown, Front Beach, and some of the most requested school zones on the Coast.
- Gautier, Pascagoula and Moss Point: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Chevron, the Pascagoula River and the most house for the money on the Coast.
- Vancleave and Saucier: acreage, horses and country living, 20 to 30 minutes from the beach.
Read before you move
- What You Should Know Before Moving to Gulfport, Mississippi
- What to Expect When Relocating to Biloxi, Mississippi
- Ocean Springs Relocation Guide
- Moving to D'Iberville: Everything You Need to Know
- PCS to Keesler AFB: An Introduction to Biloxi and South Mississippi
- The Benefits of Living in Gulfport: A Quality of Life Overview
- Selling Your Home to Relocate: Planning and Execution
How does relocation assistance work with Expect Realty?
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A call about your move
Where you are coming from, your timeline, commute, budget and must-haves. If you are PCSing, bring your report date and we plan backward from it.
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A short list and video tours
We send a short list of neighborhoods and homes, then walk them on video so you can rule places in or out before you fly in.
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One trip, well planned
When you visit, the showings, lender meeting and neighborhood drive-throughs are already scheduled. Most buyers find their home in one trip.
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Closing and settling in
We coordinate inspections, insurance and closing, including remote closings, and hand you our list of local utilities, movers and services.
Leaving the Coast? Through the Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate network we can also refer you to an agent in your next city, and sell your home here on a timeline that matches your move.
Relocation questions we hear most
Have a question we did not cover? Call the office at (228) 215-1861.
What is the cost of living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast?
Do I need flood insurance?
Can I buy a home before I arrive?
How far is the Coast from New Orleans and Mobile?
Do you help with VA loans and PCS moves?
Tell us about your move
Call (228) 215-1861 or send a note and a Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Expect Realty agent who knows the city you are considering will reach out, usually the same day.