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Bridgetown vs Saltillo

77 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (18.3× in Saltillo) and growth since 2010 (+27.3 pts in Bridgetown).

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Bridgetown, MSOne of the healthiest townsMississippi · 3,195 people
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Saltillo, MSOne of the healthiest townsMississippi · 4,952 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.

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 $530 more a month in Bridgetown

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.

Bridgetown$1,950/mo
Typical home $345K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →
Saltillo$1,420/mo
Typical home $245K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $999/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Bridgetown and Saltillo.

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

Bridgetown places higher on 13 of 16 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.

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
BridgetownSaltillo
Snow a year1″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd56th
Outdoors & history
BridgetownSaltillo
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%3.2%
Settled—1849
National Register places—1
Community
BridgetownSaltillo
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

77 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bridgetown ↔ Saltillo77 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.

BridgetownSaltillo
People
Population 3,195Lowest 4,952Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +30.9%Highest +3.6%Lowest
Median age 35.2±2.8Highest 9% below MS 34.1±3.3Lowest 12% below MS
Bridgetown and Saltillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.8%±5.1Lowest MS: 23.3% 22.8%±5.8Highest MS: 23.3%
Saltillo and Bridgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.4%±2.9Lowest MS: 17.2% 15.9%±6.1Highest MS: 17.2%
Saltillo and Bridgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.3%Highest MS: 25.1% 34.6%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.2%±9.3Highest MS: 6.1% 4.3%±3Lowest MS: 6.1%
Bridgetown and Saltillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $139,224±$24kHighest 147% above MS $80,640±$21kLowest 43% above MS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $344,500±$25kHighest 103% above MS $204,900±$19kLowest 21% above MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $999±$411 5% above MS
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,771Highest 46% above MS $1,372Lowest 13% above MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±96.6Lowest MS: 51.3% 57.7%±22.1Highest MS: 51.3%
Saltillo and Bridgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1%Lowest MS: 18.9% 6.8%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.4%Highest MS: 70% 83.6%Lowest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Lowest 10 yrs newer than MS 2000Highest 14 yrs newer than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 57% above MS 21 minLowest 16% below MS
Work from home 17.1%±9.3Highest MS: 5.9% 6.1%±3.9Lowest MS: 5.9%
Bridgetown and Saltillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Memphis (40%)Tupelo (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SaltilloFew work in Bridgetown
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.0Highest 23.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#27 of 92 in MS
School district —Lee County
High school in town —Saltillo High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.0
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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