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Biloxi vs Tupelo

266 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.2× in Tupelo) and work in town (+17.3 pts in Tupelo).

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Biloxi, MSA colonial town, settled 1720Mississippi · 48,861 people
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Tupelo, MSA history townMississippi · 37,791 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.

BiloxiA colonial town, settled 1720
HistorySettled in 172032 places on the National Register Famous people74 notable peopleborn in Biloxi Schools#4 for schools in MSof 92 towns All about Biloxi →
TupeloA history town
HistorySettled in 186020 places on the National Register Outdoors#6 most trails in MS33 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves Work39,291 jobsbased in Tupelo, a regional job hub All about Tupelo →
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.

Trails2.2×
Tupelo has more miles of trail
Tupelo 33.1 miBiloxi 14.8 mi
Work in town+17.3 pts
More of Tupelo’s workers stay in town
Tupelo 52.8%Biloxi 35.5%
Homeowners+13.3 pts renters
Biloxi has more renters
Tupelo 63.4%Biloxi 50.1%
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Tupelo
Tupelo $1,651Biloxi $1,354
Household income+16%
Households in Tupelo earn more
Tupelo $66,257Biloxi $57,204
Jobs per worker+54%
Tupelo is more of a job hub
Tupelo 2.48Biloxi 1.61
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Biloxi$1,370/mo
Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $1,089/mo · Housing →
Tupelo$1,270/mo
Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $976/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Biloxi 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.

Report cards

Tupelo places higher on 12 of 21 MS lists

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.

Safety
–BiloxiNot graded DTupeloSafer than 9% of U.S. towns
Schools
ABiloxiBetter than 86% of districts in the state B+TupeloBetter than 74% of districts in the state
Health
C+BiloxiHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns C+TupeloHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns
9Biloxi
12Tupelo

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 32 towns #5#27 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 104 towns #65#18 Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #74#27 Best schoolsSchools · 92 towns #4#41 Most trailsOutdoors · 64 towns #31#6 Shortest commuteGetting around · 104 towns #42#15 Lowest property taxCost of living · 102 towns #62#83 Most new homesHousing · 88 towns #19#32

Left end = #1 in Mississippi. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Biloxi’s rankings →

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
BiloxiTupelo
Snow a year0″0″
January low44°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)301d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th45th
Outdoors & history
BiloxiTupelo
Trails15 mi33 mi
Conserved land4.1%4%
Settled17201860
National Register places3220
Archive photos512
Famous people born here7457
Community
BiloxiTupelo
Library hours a week47 hrs57 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

266 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BiloxiMSTupeloMS
Biloxi ↔ Tupelo266 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.

BiloxiTupelo
People
Population 48,861Highest 37,791Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.2%Highest +9.8%Lowest
Median age 36.6±1.6Lowest 5% below MS 38.3±1.1Highest about the MS average
Tupelo and Biloxi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±1.8Lowest MS: 23.3% 23.8%±1.9Highest MS: 23.3%
Tupelo and Biloxi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±1.1Lowest MS: 17.2% 17%±1.4Highest MS: 17.2%
Tupelo and Biloxi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.6%Lowest MS: 25.1% 34.5%Highest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±0.9Highest MS: 6.1% 5%±1Lowest MS: 6.1%
Biloxi and Tupelo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,204±$4kLowest about the MS average $66,257±$4kHighest 17% above MS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,100±$14kHighest 33% above MS $212,800±$8kLowest 25% above MS
Biloxi and Tupelo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,089±$32Highest 14% above MS $976±$74Lowest about the MS average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,354Lowest 11% above MS $1,651Highest 36% above MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.1%±5.2Lowest MS: 51.3% 57.9%±7.6Highest MS: 51.3%
Tupelo and Biloxi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest MS: 18.9% 15.1%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.1%Lowest MS: 70% 63.4%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 4 yrs newer than MS 1981Lowest 5 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 17% below MS 18 minLowest 30% below MS
Work from home 7%±1.2Highest MS: 5.9% 6%±1.8Lowest MS: 5.9%
Biloxi and Tupelo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 35.5%Lowest 52.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.61Lowest 2.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gulfport (21%)Oxford (2%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TupeloFew work in Biloxi
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Highest 4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.8 miLowest 33.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9 9
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Highest 27.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #4 of 92 in MS#41 of 92 in MS
School district BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · Harrison County School DistrictTupelo Public School District
High school in town Biloxi High SchoolTupelo High School
Students per teacherat that high school 15.6Highest 13.9Lowest
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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