Interested in buying a new manufactured home, modular home, or prefabricated home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi? Hattiesburg was named after William Hardy's wife who was named Hattie. There are many quality manufactured home retailers in Hattiesburg, including Southern Colonel Homes, Magic City Mobile Homes, Spartan Homes, Clayton Homes and Freedom Homes. Hattiesburg is the perfect city for manufactured housing. Hattiesburg has a population of about 46,000, and the cost of living in Hattiesburg is among the lowest in the nation—this is reflected in the average home cost of $131,000. Site built homes in Hattiesburg are offered for an average price of $90 per square foot. With modular homes being offered for as little as $45 per square foot, this gives buyers the ability to build a fully customized, luxurious dream home at an affordable price.