Home Improvement Contractors in Hattiesburg, MS

The median home in the city of Hattiesburg was built in 1981, about the same as the U.S. median of 1980 and older than the Mississippi median of 1986.¹ About 49% of Hattiesburg's housing units were built before 1980, close to the national share, and 14% since 2010.¹ Owner-occupied homes in Hattiesburg are older than rentals: a median build year of 1968 against 1989.¹ Where owner-occupied homes skew older, a repair-versus-replace conversation is the usual starting point rather than a like-for-like swap.

Hattiesburg has a mixed housing stock: 50% detached houses, 2% attached or townhouse units and 36% in buildings of five or more units.¹ Renters are the clear majority in Hattiesburg: only 37% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (70% statewide).¹ The median owner-occupied home in Hattiesburg is valued at $165,900 (ACS), close to the Mississippi median of $169,800.¹ The Hattiesburg Chain Muni Ap station averages 34 nights a year at or below 32°F - a short freeze season.^2,3

Summers are hot: about 96 days a year reach 90°F and 3 reach 100°F.^2,3 A long hot season shortens the life of roofing, sealants and garage-door electronics, and it shapes what a contractor specifies. Annual precipitation is about 59 inches, with 18 days a year of an inch or more.^2,3 Heavy rainfall makes flashing, drainage and ventilation details the difference between a sound assembly and a wet one.

Measurable snow is rare (about 0.9 inches a year).^2,3 Cooling dominates the year: about 2,479 cooling degree days against 1,920 heating degree days (base 65°F).^2,3 In a cooling-led climate, attic ventilation, duct sealing and window solar gain are where the energy code concentrates. The coast is about 64 miles away, so storm systems arrive without salt air.^4,5

Hattiesburg sits in IECC climate zone 3A (Hot-Humid).⁶ Building permits in Hattiesburg are normally issued by the city building department.^7,8