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Benoit vs Glen 170 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.9× in Benoit) and property tax bill (2.1× in Benoit).
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Glen, MS A small town of 401 Mississippi · 401 people
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.
Glen A small town of 401
Quiet strengths Glen doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Glen →
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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $470 more a month in Benoit 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Benoit $1,080 /mo
Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $455/mo · Housing →
Glen $610 /mo
Typical home $108K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $731/mo · Housing →
The difference: $470 a month , about $5,700 a year , between Benoit and Glen.
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.
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
Growing season (days) — 213d Outdoors & history
National Register places 1 — Famous people born here 4 —
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 170 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Benoit ↔ Glen 170 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
509 Highest 401 Lowest
Median age
39.7 ±11.1 Lowest about the MS average 44.6 ±5.8 Highest 16% above MS
Kids under 18
35.2% ±11 Highest MS: 23.3% 15.7% ±3.4 Lowest MS: 23.3%
Age 65+
15.5% ±9.9 Lowest MS: 17.2% 22.9% ±5.6 Highest MS: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.7% Highest MS: 25.1% 10.8% Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3% ±4.1 Highest MS: 6.1% 4.2% ±4.2 Lowest MS: 6.1%
Household incomemedian
— $60,227 ±$24k 7% above MS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$83,100 ±$75k Lowest 51% below MS $107,800 ±$19k Highest 37% below MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$455 ±$174 Lowest 52% below MS $731 ±$355 Highest 23% below MS
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,040 Highest 14% below MS $500 Lowest 59% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100% ±100 Highest MS: 51.3% 0% ±100 Lowest MS: 51.3%
Below poverty line
38.3% Highest MS: 18.9% 13% Lowest MS: 18.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7% Lowest MS: 70% 84.4% Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958 Lowest 28 yrs older than MS 1987 Highest 1 yr newer than MS
Average commuteone way
42 min Highest 63% above MS 31 min Lowest 20% above MS
Work from home
1.5% ±2.8 Lowest MS: 5.9% 5.1% ±4.6 Highest MS: 5.9%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 0.7% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
18.8 mi Highest 11.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.11 Lowest 0.22 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Cleveland (21%) Corinth (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Glen Few work in Benoit
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
31.4 Highest 6.4 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Benoit or Glen: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Benoit? → Moving to Benoit: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Benoit’s Town Square.
Glen or Benoit: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Glen? → Moving to Glen: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Glen’s Town Square.
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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History17 archive photos & papers1 place on the National Register
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