Downtown Biloxi: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the City of Biloxi’s 2009 comprehensive plan, Downtown Revitalization Strategy (PDF) and East Biloxi chapter (PDF), the Biloxi Public School District’s attendance zones map (PDF), the Mississippi Department of Education’s report card, Zillow Research, the Coast Transit Authority and OpenStreetMap.

Downtown Biloxi is the old center of the city on the south side of the peninsula, between the lighthouse and the casinos and the streets around Howard Avenue. The city’s comprehensive plan, adopted by the City Council in December 2009, calls it “Biloxi’s traditional activity center.” It is a mix of historic commercial blocks, cottages, empty lots left after Hurricane Katrina and two casino resorts on the beach.

What this means for you

• Schools: the Biloxi Public School District’s Gorenflo Elementary zone, then Biloxi High School, rated B on the state’s 2025-26 report card.
• Home value: $159,759 in ZIP code 39530 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exit: I-110 exit 1A/1B at U.S. 90, on the west edge of downtown.

Part of our Biloxi neighborhoods guide. For things to do downtown, see our downtown Biloxi guide.

Where it is

The comprehensive plan defines downtown three ways. The Downtown Planning Area, the one the plan uses, is bounded by Hopkins Boulevard on the west, Esters Boulevard on the north, Dukate Street on the east and the Mississippi Sound on the south. It takes in the Beau Rivage and Hard Rock casinos on the south side of U.S. 90.

The Downtown Historic District, what most people picture as downtown, is smaller: Caillavet Street and I-110 on the west, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the north, Main Street on the east and U.S. 90 on the south. The plan says it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the city’s five local historic overlay districts.

A wider Greater Downtown Planning Area runs from Porter Avenue to Lee Street and north along Caillavet Street to the Back Bay and the IP Casino. All of downtown is in ZIP code 39530 and inside the plan’s East Biloxi planning area; see our East Biloxi page.

Homes

The plan describes downtown as “a place of great contrasts,” where multistory casinos stand blocks from Mississippi cottages and new buildings sit beside lots damaged in the hurricane. Much of East Biloxi, it says, lies in the 100-year floodplain, which raises building and insurance costs. Look up a lot on FEMA’s flood map and read our building permits and zoning guide before you buy.

Schools

The Biloxi Public School District’s attendance zones map, last revised in 2011 and still the map the district links from its zones page, puts downtown in the Gorenflo Elementary zone. The upper grades are citywide. Grades are from the state’s 2025-26 report card:

Grade spans are from the federal NCES school directory. The district rated A for 2025-26. The state says this year’s grades used the higher of the 2025-26 or 2024-25 English results because of a writing field test. Confirm an address with the district; see our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow does not publish a figure for downtown alone. Its index for ZIP code 39530 was $159,759 in September 2026, up 0.79% from $158,506 in September 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The figure for the city of Biloxi was $241,021. The index is a modeled typical value for homes in the middle of the market, not a sale price. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks page, the comprehensive plan and OpenStreetMap:

• Biloxi Town Green, on the land side of Beach Boulevard between Lameuse and Main streets, across from the city’s Small Craft Harbor
• Margaret Tremmell Peresich Park, 135 Rue Magnolia, a half-acre green with a fountain
• Doris C. Busch Park, 845 Esters Blvd., on the north edge of the planning area
• The Sand Beach and the Sand Beach Trail along U.S. 90, which the plan names as one of East Biloxi’s two popular walking and biking paths

More in parks and trails.

Getting around

• I-110: exit 1A/1B at U.S. 90 is on the west edge of downtown, and exit 1C at Division Street is just north, per OpenStreetMap. I-110 runs north over the Back Bay to I-10.
• Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport: about 14 miles by road, measured on the OpenStreetMap road network. That is a distance, not a drive time.
• Buses: the Coast Transit Authority’s Beachcomber (Route 1) runs along Beach Boulevard, and the Casino Hopper (Route 2) serves U.S. 90, Caillavet Street and Bayview Avenue every 25 minutes, seven days a week.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

• Lee’s Supermarket, 913 Division St., just north of the planning area

OpenStreetMap lists no pharmacy inside the downtown planning area.

Frequently asked questions

Where does downtown Biloxi begin and end?

The city’s comprehensive plan draws the Downtown Planning Area from Hopkins Boulevard on the west to Dukate Street on the east, and from Esters Boulevard south to the Mississippi Sound. The historic core runs from Caillavet Street and I-110 east to Main Street.

What schools serve downtown Biloxi?

Downtown is in the Biloxi Public School District’s Gorenflo Elementary zone, then Biloxi Upper Elementary, Biloxi Junior High and Biloxi High School. On the state’s 2025-26 report card Gorenflo, Biloxi Upper and Biloxi High earned a B and Biloxi Junior High an A.

What is the typical home value in downtown Biloxi?

Zillow does not publish a figure for downtown alone. Its index for ZIP code 39530 was $159,759 in September 2026, up 0.79% in a year. It is a modeled typical value, not a sale price.

Is downtown Biloxi in a flood zone?

The 2009 comprehensive plan says most of East Biloxi, which includes downtown, lies in the 100-year floodplain. Check a single lot on the FEMA flood map before you buy or rent.