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Algoma vs Enterprise

139 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (62.8× in Enterprise) and street grid (4.6× in Enterprise).

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Algoma, MSHomes around $244KMississippi · 897 people
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Enterprise, MSA history townMississippi · 438 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AlgomaHomes around $244K
Housing$244K typical home24% above the MS typical home All about Algoma →
EnterpriseA history town
HistorySettled in 183423 places on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 98%of MS districts Work401 jobsbased in Enterprise, a regional job hub All about Enterprise →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker62.8×
Enterprise is more of a job hub
Enterprise 2.51Algoma 0.04
Street grid4.6×
Enterprise has the more walkable street grid
Enterprise 25.4Algoma 5.5
Growth since 2010+25.2 pts
Algoma has grown faster since 2010
Algoma +19.5%Enterprise -5.7%
Average commute10 min
Algoma has the shorter commute
Enterprise 34 minAlgoma 24 min
Kids under 18+9.6 pts
Enterprise has more kids
Enterprise 33.1%Algoma 23.5%
Typical home built22 yrs
Enterprise’s homes are older
Algoma 1998Enterprise 1976
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Algoma

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Algoma$1,650/mo
Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $864/mo · Housing →
Enterprise$940/mo
Typical home $155K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Algoma and Enterprise.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Mississippi ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–AlgomaNot graded A+EnterpriseBetter than 98% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AlgomaEnterprise
Snow a year1″1″
January low—36°F
July high—93°F
Growing season (days)—239d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th75th
Outdoors & history
AlgomaEnterprise
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1834
National Register places—23
Archive photos212
Famous people born here12
Community
AlgomaEnterprise
Library hours a week—19 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlgomaMSEnterpriseMS
Algoma ↔ Enterprise139 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AlgomaEnterprise
People
Population 897Highest 438Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.5%Highest -5.7%Lowest
Median age 36.7±4.9Lowest 5% below MS 37±9.6Highest 4% below MS
Enterprise and Algoma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.5%±5Lowest MS: 23.3% 33.1%±3.7Highest MS: 23.3%
Age 65+ 15.4%±4.4Highest MS: 17.2% 10.5%±8.5Lowest MS: 17.2%
Algoma and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.6%Highest MS: 25.1% 27.9%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±4.2Lowest MS: 6.1% 5.3%±4.6Highest MS: 6.1%
Enterprise and Algoma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,125±$24kLowest about the MS average $63,125±$14kHighest 12% above MS
Enterprise and Algoma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $186,500±$50kHighest 10% above MS $114,000±$35kLowest 33% below MS
Algoma and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $864±$261Lowest 9% below MS $975±$520Highest about the MS average
Enterprise and Algoma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,183 about the MS average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.9%±51.2Highest MS: 51.3% 11.1%±100Lowest MS: 51.3%
Algoma and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5%Lowest MS: 18.9% 9.1%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.4%Highest MS: 70% 78.8%Lowest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 12 yrs newer than MS 1976Lowest 10 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 5% below MS 34 minHighest 34% above MS
Work from home 4.3%±4.6Highest MS: 5.9% 4.2%±4.9Lowest MS: 5.9%
Algoma and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 2.51Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pontotoc (28%)Meridian (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EnterpriseFew work in Algoma
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.5Lowest 25.4Highest
Schools
School district —Enterprise
High school in town —Enterprise High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.4
Mississippi average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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