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.

Down paymentRate%

Arcola$470/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 0.23% · or rent about $483/mo · Housing →

Sidon$460/mo

Typical home $85K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.24% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

C−ArcolaBetter than 20% of districts in the state –SidonNot graded

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

ArcolaSidon

Snow a year0″1″

January low34°F 35°F

July high92°F 91°F

Growing season (days)250d 255d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 67th

Outdoors & history

ArcolaSidon

Settled—1829

Archive photos4 5

Famous people born here—3

Community

ArcolaSidon

Library hours a week12 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArcolaMS SidonMS

Arcola ↔ Sidon40 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.

Only big differences vs Mississippi average

ArcolaSidon

People

Population 204Highest 186Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -38.9%

Median age 40.5±12Lowest 5% above MS 40.7±37.6Highest 5% above MS

Sidon and Arcola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 31.9%±13.6Highest MS: 23.3% 10.8%±21.1Lowest MS: 23.3%

Arcola and Sidon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 26%±16.8Highest MS: 17.2% 14.5%±22.5Lowest MS: 17.2%

Arcola and Sidon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.4%Highest MS: 25.1% 0%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±8.9Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.3%±10.9Highest MS: 6.1%

Sidon and Arcola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $27,875±$11kHighest 51% below MS $21,979±$6kLowest 61% below MS

Arcola and Sidon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,000±$28kHighest 49% below MS $82,900±$18kLowest 51% below MS

Arcola and Sidon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $483±$196 49% below MS —

Property taxmedian, yearly $199 84% below MS $199 84% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±100Lowest MS: 51.3% 100%±100Highest MS: 51.3%

Sidon and Arcola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 43.1%Highest MS: 18.9% 12.9%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.2%Lowest MS: 70% 81.9%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 12 yrs older than MS 1979Highest 7 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 min 14% above MS —

Work from home 0%±25 MS: 5.9% 0%±36.8 MS: 5.9%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (14%)Greenwood (48%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SidonFew work in Arcola

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miLowest 3.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 149Lowest 218Highest

Mississippi average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Arcola vs Sidon

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