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Big Flat vs Tupelo 79 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (4.6× in Big Flat) and street grid (8.9× in Tupelo).
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.
Big Flat A small town of 71
Quiet strengths Big Flat doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Big Flat →
Tupelo A small town of 86
Quiet strengths Tupelo doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tupelo →
The biggest differences Where they differ most 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 $200 more a month in Big Flat 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
Big Flat $660 /mo
Typical home $111K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →
Tupelo $460 /mo
Typical home $84K (Census) · tax rate 0.24% · Housing →
The difference: $200 a month , about $2,400 a year , between Big Flat and Tupelo.
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) 197d — Outdoors & history
National Register places 3 —
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 79 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Big Flat ↔ Tupelo 79 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
71 Lowest 86 Highest
Median age
38.3 ±30.7 Highest about the AR average 33.5 ±9.4 Lowest 13% below AR
Kids under 18
26.8% ±46.3 Highest AR: 23.1% 26.7% ±28 Lowest AR: 23.1%
Age 65+
14.1% ±45.3 Highest AR: 17.6% 8.1% ±46 Lowest AR: 17.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
4.7% Highest AR: 25.7% 0% Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±25.9 Lowest AR: 5.1% 12.8% ±25.5 Highest AR: 5.1%
Household incomemedian
— $153,750 ±$143k 153% above AR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$110,900 ±$48k Highest 41% below AR $84,300 ±$36k Lowest 55% below AR
Property taxmedian, yearly
$914 Highest 12% below AR $199 Lowest 81% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 AR: 44.8% —
Below poverty line
56.3% Highest AR: 16% 22.1% Lowest AR: 16%
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.2% Highest AR: 66.4% 74.1% Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year
1949 Lowest 38 yrs older than AR 1976 Highest 11 yrs older than AR
Average commuteone way
34 min Highest 52% above AR 31 min Lowest 36% above AR
Work from home
0% ±40.6 AR: 8.8% 0% ±27.7 AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents
3.6% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
23.3 mi Highest 15.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.36 Lowest 0.88 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Mountain Home (32%) Newport (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Tupelo Few work in Big Flat
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
1 Highest 0 Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
12.3 Lowest 109 Highest
“±” 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.
Big Flat or Tupelo: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Big Flat? → Moving to Big Flat: what should I know? →
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T Weaver · 5d
Small Town Life Tupelo or Big Flat: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Tupelo? → Moving to Tupelo: what should I know? →
1 neighbor in Tupelo can answer.
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Towns like Big Flat 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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