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%

Blue Mountain$940/mo

Typical home $157K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →

Bude$530/mo

Typical home $91K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Blue Mountain and Bude.

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

A−Blue MountainBetter than 81% of districts in the state –BudeNot graded

Health

CBlue MountainHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns –BudeNot 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

Blue MountainBude

Snow a year2″0″

January low29°F 36°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)210d 242d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 60th

Outdoors & history

Blue MountainBude

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

National Register places1 —

Archive photos4 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Blue MountainBude

Library hours a week9 hrs —

Colleges in town1 —

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

246 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blue MountainMS BudeMS

Blue Mountain ↔ Bude246 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

Blue MountainBude

People

Population 1,232Highest 947Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3%Highest -26.6%Lowest

Median age 26.5±8.5Highest 31% below MS 26.1±3.1Lowest 32% below MS

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

Kids under 18 11.4%±3.9Lowest MS: 23.3% 33.3%±6.9Highest MS: 23.3%

Age 65+ 7.5%±3.1Lowest MS: 17.2% 16.3%±3.8Highest MS: 17.2%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.6%Lowest MS: 25.1% 13.6%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 34%±8.8Highest MS: 6.1% 2.4%±2.4Lowest MS: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,667±$17kHighest 12% below MS $25,484±$8kLowest 55% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,700±$48kLowest 53% below MS $81,900±$14kHighest 52% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $718±$97 25% below MS —

Property taxmedian, yearly $732Highest 40% below MS $605Lowest 50% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.2%±28Highest MS: 51.3% 45.1%±6Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 12.9%Lowest MS: 18.9% 44.8%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.9%Highest MS: 70% 57.6%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 9 yrs older than MS 1975Lowest 11 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 28% below MS 20 minHighest 21% below MS

Work from home 2.5%±3.1Lowest MS: 5.9% 12.2%±12Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.3%Lowest 11.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Lowest 1.35Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Ripley (13%)Meadville (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BudeFew work in Blue Mountain

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.9Lowest 65.9Highest

Mississippi average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

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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.

Blue Mountain vs Bude

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Blue Mountain

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

246 miles apart

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