Most NFL stars head for Miami or Los Angeles after retirement. Brett Favre went home. The Hall of Fame quarterback has lived in the Hattiesburg, Mississippi area for decades — first as a Southern Miss Golden Eagle, then as a part-time resident during his playing years, and full-time since the late 1990s on a sprawling estate that puts most celebrity pads to shame. In April 2025, Favre listed that estate — known as Black Creek Farm — for $14 million, making it one of the most expensive homes for sale in the state of Mississippi. His broker, Jon Callaghan of Live Water Properties, told the Wall Street Journal that Favre plans to stay in Mississippi but is looking to downsize. For a property that has been the Favre family’s primary residence for over 20 years, the listing marks the end of an era — and offers a rare window into what a legendary NFL career looks like when the cameras go off.
Brett Favre House: Location and Property Overview
Black Creek Farm sits in Lamar County, roughly 20 minutes south of Hattiesburg along US Highway 98. For Favre, the location is deeply personal. He played college football at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, married his wife Deanna, and raised two daughters — Brittany and Breleigh — at the estate. As Favre said in an emailed statement reported by the Wall Street Journal: “Black Creek Farm has been the heart of our family for over 20 years. It’s where we’ve raised our family and gathered with friends, spent summer afternoons by the pool and cookouts by the grill, and enjoyed quiet walks through the gated 460+ acres”.
The property spans approximately 465 acres of south Mississippi’s Pine Belt terrain. The landscape is diverse: maintained farmland and pasture transition into forested woodlands and hardwood bottoms that follow the course of Black Creek itself — the waterway the estate is named for. Water features include two picturesque lakes visible from the main improvements, as well as a section of the creek running through the property. The main home alone measures approximately 20,018 square feet of living space, placing it well beyond the scale of typical luxury residences and firmly in the range of the state’s most significant private estates.
Key numbers at a glance:
- Property Name: Black Creek Farm
- Acreage: 465 acres
- Living space: Approximately 20,018 square feet (main home)
- Bedrooms: Main floor primary suite, four upstairs bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, plus a guest suite with external access
- Location: Lamar County, near Sumrall, approximately 20 minutes from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Listed price: $14,000,000
- Broker: Jon Callaghan, Live Water Properties
A high-security fence surrounds the property, and an internal road network connects the various structures across the acreage. A meandering, paved, oak-lined driveway leads from the secure front gate through a mature pine plantation, across a stone bridge, and into the lush landscaping of the main house, framed by stately Crepe Myrtles. Once through the gate, the driveway stretches well out of sight — a deliberate design choice for a man who spent two decades as one of the most recognizable faces in American sports.
Inside the Brett Favre House: Interior Design and Key Features
Black Creek Farm’s main home was custom-built for the Favre family and designed around the rhythms of large family gatherings, not formal showpiece entertaining. The layout prioritizes open, connected living spaces while still offering distinct rooms for privacy and recreation. At over 20,000 square feet, the house is built on a scale that few private residences in Mississippi can match, with a floor plan that balances grandeur and everyday comfort.
Stepping through the front door, visitors are greeted by a grand two-story foyer framed by sweeping staircases. Off the foyer sits a formal dining room designed to host large crowds, alongside an inviting library — a room that suggests the kind of quiet, personal retreat Favre has spoken about valuing since retirement.
Beyond the entry, the home opens into its true nucleus. The spacious, open-concept kitchen and living area serve as the central gathering space, with expansive views of the pool and grounds beyond. The kitchen features a massive center island, and the space flows naturally into a large den and game room — the kind of layout built for Sunday dinners with extended family, not cocktail parties with strangers.
The main-floor primary suite is a secluded retreat unto itself, featuring spa-quality gym facilities and a private outdoor courtyard. A guest suite with separate external access and its own parking allows visitors to come and go independently. Upstairs, a secondary staircase from the kitchen leads to four bedrooms, each with its own ensuite bathroom.
The home also includes features built for entertainment and personal pursuits:
- A 14-person home cinema — far more intimate than a commercial theater, designed for family movie nights
- A private gym with spa-quality facilities
- A library with a curated collection
- An art room with custom displays
- A game room for casual entertaining
- A formal living room in addition to the open-concept family area
Photographs from the Wall Street Journal and the Live Water Properties listing reveal a home with numerous floor-to-ceiling windows, a luxurious grand staircase, and a huge walk-in shower in the primary suite. The finishes lean toward warmth and quality rather than ostentatious display — a design philosophy consistent with how Favre has described his priorities since leaving the NFL.
Exterior and Outdoor Grounds: A Private Mississippi Retreat
Step outside the main house, and the true scale of Black Creek Farm becomes apparent. The grounds near the home are maintained and landscaped, but the vast majority of the 465 acres is a working landscape — farmland, pasture, timber, and the hardwood bottomlands that line Black Creek and the two on-site lakes.
The outdoor amenities immediately surrounding the home include:
- A swimming pool with a pool house and pavilion, serving as the centerpiece of the backyard entertaining area
- Sports courts, including a sand volleyball court
- An outdoor kitchen built for the kind of cookouts Favre described in his statement
- Expansive views of the pool, grounds, and lakes from the main living areas
Beyond the manicured grounds, the estate’s 465 acres support a rich ecosystem. The diverse landscape creates habitat for white-tailed deer, wild turkey, dove, quail, and other species. For Favre, an avid outdoorsman, the hunting land has been a defining feature of life at Black Creek Farm. The property also supports a cattle operation and maintains pasture, adding a working agricultural dimension that sets it apart from purely recreational estates.
Water features extend across the property: two picturesque lakes sit within view of the main improvements, and a section of Black Creek — the estate’s namesake — runs through the acreage. The combination of water, woodlands, and open pasture gives the property a sense of scale and variety that 465 acres of flat land alone could not provide.
Additional structures across the estate extend its functionality well beyond the main house:
- A secondary home situated across the lake from the main residence
- Stables with a caretaker’s lodge above
- Multiple barns and equipment storage buildings
- Various other outbuildings to support the property’s day-to-day operations
Favre has always described himself as more of a small-town guy than a celebrity, and the property reflects that identity. There’s no putting green, no basketball court, no car showroom. The land is used the way land in south Mississippi has been used for generations — for farming, hunting, and gathering with family. It just happens to be gated across 465 acres with one of the most expensive price tags in the state.
The Hattiesburg Connection
Black Creek Farm’s location is not incidental — it is central to Favre’s identity. The property sits within a two-hour drive of the Gulf Coast cities of Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and about an hour and a half from Jackson, Mississippi. But it is Hattiesburg, the fourth-largest city in the state with a population of approximately 48,000 (and nearly 100,000 in the surrounding area), that anchors Favre’s life.
The estate lies close to the Longleaf Trace, a paved 44-mile trail popular among bikers, walkers, and runners, and is accessible to Hattiesburg’s blend of shopping, dining, art galleries, historic buildings, and cultural venues like the 1929-era Saenger Theater. Locals report that Favre remains a regular presence in the area — spotted dining at local restaurants, shopping, and attending events near his alma mater. While he is selling his home, his broker has confirmed that Favre is not planning to leave Mississippi.
Brett Favre’s Decision to Sell
In April 2025, after more than two decades as the family’s primary residence, Favre listed Black Creek Farm for sale at $14 million through broker Jon Callaghan with Live Water Properties. The Wall Street Journal first reported the listing, noting that the price tag makes it “one of the most expensive homes for sale in the state”.
Callaghan told the Wall Street Journal that Favre intends to remain in Mississippi and is simply looking to downsize. The sale of Black Creek Farm does not appear to signal a departure from the Pine Belt region Favre has called home since his college days — rather, it suggests a family that has outgrown the need for 465 acres and is ready for a smaller footprint in the same community.
Life Beyond the Estate: Recent Developments
Favre was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016, capping a career that included 71,838 passing yards, 508 touchdowns, three consecutive NFL MVP awards (1995, 1996, 1997), and a Super Bowl XXXI championship with the Green Bay Packers. He played for the Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (1992–2007), New York Jets (2008), and Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010), setting an NFL record of 297 consecutive regular-season starts — 321 including playoffs.
In September 2024, during testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, Favre publicly disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others, and I’m sure you’ll understand why it’s too late for me because I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” Favre told the committee. He added: “This is also a cause dear to my heart”. Favre has estimated that he endured thousands of concussions during his 20 NFL seasons, and early research has linked head trauma to an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
Favre also remains a defendant in an ongoing civil lawsuit filed by the Mississippi Department of Human Services related to the alleged misuse of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) funds. The state has sought to recover millions in misspent welfare money originally intended for low-income families in one of the country’s poorest states. Favre has stated he did not know the payments he received came from welfare funds and has repaid over $1 million in speaking fees, though additional interest remains outstanding.
Family at the Center
Black Creek Farm was built around family life, not the other way around. The layout prioritizes shared spaces: the open-concept kitchen and living area, the den and game room, the pool and pool house, and the expansive outdoor grounds that hosted everything from summer cookouts to quiet walks through the timber. Favre’s wife, Deanna Favre, and their two daughters, Brittany and Breleigh, lived at the estate throughout the girls’ upbringing. The property remained the family’s gathering point for holidays, birthdays, and the kind of ordinary Sunday dinners that don’t make the news.
For a man who spent 20 NFL seasons under stadium lights and national scrutiny, Black Creek Farm offered something stadiums never could: privacy, quiet, and 465 acres of room to breathe.
Final Thoughts on the Brett Favre House
Black Creek Farm is not the flashiest celebrity property in the traditional sense — there’s no oceanfront infinity pool, no rooftop lounge, no collection of exotic cars on display. But at 20,018 square feet of custom living space across 465 acres of Pine Belt land, with two lakes, a creek, hunting grounds, a working cattle operation, a 14-person cinema, a secondary home, stables, barns, and sports courts, it is one of the most substantial private estates in Mississippi — and carries the $14 million price tag to prove it.
The property is now on the market as Favre looks to downsize while remaining in the state that has been his lifelong home. For fans of Favre, NFL history, or exceptional rural estates, Black Creek Farm represents something rare: a glimpse into what a legendary career looks like when the cameras go off, built on the land where it all started.
