Cost to Register a Car After Moving to Mississippi
Moving to Mississippimeans re-titling and re-registering your vehicle as a new resident. Here's what that actually costs, computed from the state's current fee schedule.
One-time costs when you arrive
- Title fee$9.00
- One-time total$9.00
Your ongoing annual cost
For a typical three-year-old gas vehicle, expect about $29.00 per year — driving an EV changes that to $214.00. Mississippi's state registration runs about $29 per year for a passenger car ($14 tag fee plus the $15 road and bridge privilege tax), but counties levy ad valorem taxes on vehicles (assessed at 30% of depreciated value against local mill rates of roughly 46–172) collected with your tag — that's why identical cars cost very different amounts in different counties. EV and hybrid fees started at $150/$75 and are CPI-indexed each July; current amounts are approximately $185 and $93.
Before you budget
- EV/hybrid fee amounts are CPI-indexed estimates — the DOR does not publish the current figure online.
Estimate your exact Mississippi cost
Your vehicle
- Tag fee + road & bridge privilege tax$29.00
- Title fee$9.00
Estimate only — actual fees are set by your state and county at the time of registration. Data last reviewed 2026-07-16. This state's full local formula is not yet implemented; see the notes below the calculator.
All figures computed from official fee schedules — sources: https://www.dor.ms.gov/motor-vehicle/motor-vehicle-ad-valorem-taxes — last reviewed 2026-07-16.