Most expensive homes on the MS Coast revealed: Here are the Top 3 for each county

Anita Lee
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The most expensive houses on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are, naturally, on or near water, but in Harrison County, they’re also concentrated on one street.

The street is Scenic Drive in Pass Christian. The Mississippi Sound provides the scenery to the south of Scenic Drive. But to the north, the waterfront vies for attention with the gorgeous mansions, historic cottages and Live oaks that grace the street.

The Sun Herald’s list of priciest homes on the Coast is not definitive. We gathered from the tax assessors in the three Mississippi Coast counties the single-family homes with the highest assessed values.

Assessed values determined through a mass appraisal process are used to set tax rates and are generally lower than appraised market values.

Four of the houses are owned by doctors, while others are owned by a real estate developer, founder of a Louisiana oil and gas exploration company and a trust in the name of a deceased owner of skilled nursing centers. Some of the houses are visible from the street and others are tucked behind locked gates.

Listed below are the Top 3 properties in each Coast county, their owners, locations and assessed values, from highest to lowest.

Harrison County:

Michael E. McElroy Sr. Estate, Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, $2,416,049

Douglas and Angelina Leonovicz, Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, $2,065,894

A house on Scenic Drive in Pass Christian on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Harrison County, according to tax assessments.
A house on Scenic Drive in Pass Christian on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Harrison County, according to tax assessments.

Binoy R. Mishra, Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, $1,839,952

A house on Scenic Drive in Pass Christian on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Harrison County, according to tax assessments.
A house on Scenic Drive in Pass Christian on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Harrison County, according to tax assessments.

Hancock County

Gerald A. Boelte, Levee Avenue, Pearlington, $1,904,837.

Edward R. Willis Jr. and Nanette Willis, North Beach Boulevard, Waveland, $1,791,774.

A house on North Beach Boulevard in Waveland on Friday, May 12, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Hancock County, according to tax assessments.
A house on North Beach Boulevard in Waveland on Friday, May 12, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Hancock County, according to tax assessments.

920 South Beach Boulevard LLC (Catherine MacPhaille, manager), Bay St. Louis, $1,568,101

A gate to a home on South Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis on Friday, May 12, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Hancock County, according to tax assessments.
A gate to a home on South Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis on Friday, May 12, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Hancock County, according to tax assessments.

Jackson County

Smita and Bharat Sangani Trust, Sound Bluff Road, Jackson County, $1,896,760

Kenneth and Debra Ritchey, Government Street, Ocean Springs, $1,744,480

A house on Government Street in Ocean Springs on Friday, May 12, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Jackson County, according to tax assessments.
A house on Government Street in Ocean Springs on Friday, May 12, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Jackson County, according to tax assessments.

James D. Sutton, Sauvolle Court, Ocean Springs, $1,694,430

A house on Sauvolle Court in Ocean Springs on Friday, May 12, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Jackson County, according to tax assessments.
A house on Sauvolle Court in Ocean Springs on Friday, May 12, 2023. The house is one of the most expensive in Jackson County, according to tax assessments.