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Brookhaven vs Natchez

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (+48% in Natchez) and jobs per worker (+53% in Brookhaven).

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Brookhaven, MSA history townMississippi · 11,650 people
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Natchez, MSA colonial town, settled 1716Mississippi · 14,192 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.

BrookhavenA history town
HistorySettled in 181815 places on the National Register Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work10,644 jobsbased in Brookhaven, a regional job hub All about Brookhaven →
NatchezA colonial town, settled 1716
HistorySettled in 171683 places on the National Register Outdoors#17 most walkable in MS0.9 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health92% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Natchez →
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.

Street grid+48%
Natchez has the more walkable street grid
Natchez 54.5Brookhaven 36.8
Jobs per worker+53%
Brookhaven is more of a job hub
Brookhaven 2.34Natchez 1.53
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Brookhaven

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.

Brookhaven$1,020/mo
Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $740/mo · Housing →
Natchez$700/mo
Typical home $115K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Brookhaven and Natchez.

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

Natchez places higher on 10 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.

Schools
B−BrookhavenBetter than 51% of districts in the state CNatchezBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
DBrookhavenHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns DNatchezHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns
9Brookhaven
10Natchez

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 32 towns #10#25 Most new homesHousing · 88 towns #42#74 Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #51#17 Most educatedPeople · 104 towns #66#38 Most remote workersWork · 102 towns #88#67 Most conserved landOutdoors · 94 towns #55#39 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #63#46 Lowest property taxCost of living · 102 towns #63#48

Left end = #1 in Mississippi. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Brookhaven’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
BrookhavenNatchez
Snow a year0″0″
January low36°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)242d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd62nd
Outdoors & history
BrookhavenNatchez
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.6%3.8%
Settled18181716
National Register places1583
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here32—
Community
BrookhavenNatchez
Library hours a week43 hrs38 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

56 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BrookhavenMSNatchezMS
Brookhaven ↔ Natchez56 miles apart
Who commutes between them
102 Natchez residents work in Brookhaven (2% of its workers)
42 Brookhaven residents work in Natchez (0.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Natchez →
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.

BrookhavenNatchez
People
Population 11,650Lowest 14,192Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.7%Highest -8.1%Lowest
Median age 42.5±1.9Highest 10% above MS 38.3±3Lowest about the MS average
Brookhaven and Natchez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±2.7Lowest MS: 23.3% 26.1%±2.6Highest MS: 23.3%
Natchez and Brookhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±2.7Lowest MS: 17.2% 21.8%±2.2Highest MS: 17.2%
Natchez and Brookhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Lowest MS: 25.1% 27.3%Highest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.6Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.5%±1.6Highest MS: 6.1%
Natchez and Brookhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,685±$8kLowest 35% below MS $36,735±$5kHighest 35% below MS
Natchez and Brookhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $121,900±$38kHighest 28% below MS $119,400±$13kLowest 30% below MS
Brookhaven and Natchez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $740±$103Lowest 22% below MS $806±$71Highest 16% below MS
Natchez and Brookhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,364Highest 12% above MS $1,256Lowest 3% above MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.4%±10.8Lowest MS: 51.3% 56.8%±10.3Highest MS: 51.3%
Natchez and Brookhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.6%Lowest MS: 18.9% 33.7%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.7%Lowest MS: 70% 55.9%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 11 yrs older than MS 1964Lowest 22 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 28% below MS 19 minHighest 25% below MS
Work from home 1.7%±1.4Lowest MS: 5.9% 3.8%±1.8Highest MS: 5.9%
Natchez and Brookhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 43.3%Highest 40.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.34Highest 1.53Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (6%)Jackson (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Natchez2% work in Brookhaven
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.8Lowest 54.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #71 of 92 in MS#73 of 92 in MS
School district MS School Of The Arts · Brookhaven School DistrictNatchez-Adams School District · Instant Impact Global Prep
High school in town Brookhaven High SchoolNatchez High School
Students per teacherat that high school 12.0Lowest 12.1Highest
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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