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Cary vs Mantee 125 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.1× in Cary) and property tax bill (2× in Mantee).
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Cary, MS An outdoors town Mississippi · 330 people
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Mantee, MS A small town of 453 Mississippi · 453 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.
Mantee A small town of 453
Quiet strengths Mantee doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mantee →
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 $280 more a month in Mantee 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
Cary $840 /mo
Typical home $125K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Mantee $1,120 /mo
Typical home $193K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
The difference: $280 a month , about $3,300 a year , between Mantee and Cary.
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.
Outdoors & history
National Register places 1 — Famous people born here 1 —
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 125 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Cary ↔ Mantee 125 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
330 Lowest 453 Highest
Median age
46.3 ±32.8 Highest 20% above MS 42.9 ±9 Lowest 11% above MS
Kids under 18
22.4% ±11.2 Lowest MS: 23.3% 23.8% ±5.2 Highest MS: 23.3%
Age 65+
19.4% ±8 Highest MS: 17.2% 6.8% ±5.6 Lowest MS: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14.7% Lowest MS: 25.1% 20.6% Highest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±6 Lowest MS: 6.1% 3.3% ±5.8 Highest MS: 6.1%
Household incomemedian
— $101,250 ±$24k 79% above MS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $140,600 ±$49k 17% below MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly
— $725 ±$269 24% below MS
Property taxmedian, yearly
$452 Lowest 63% below MS $917 Highest 25% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 Lowest MS: 51.3% 12.5% ±63.1 Highest MS: 51.3%
Below poverty line
39.7% Highest MS: 18.9% 2.6% Lowest MS: 18.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
69.6% Lowest MS: 70% 72.7% Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981 Highest 5 yrs older than MS 1979 Lowest 7 yrs older than MS
Average commuteone way
20 min Lowest 22% below MS 32 min Highest 25% above MS
Work from home
0% ±12.8 Lowest MS: 5.9% 5.1% ±7.1 Highest MS: 5.9%
Work in townworking residents
1.4% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
31.3 mi Highest 24.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.63 Lowest 0.85 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Rolling Fork (23%) Starkville (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Mantee Few work in Cary
Conserved landshare of the town
54% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
1.7 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
2.4 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
21.4 Highest 5.2 Lowest
“±” 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.
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Towns like Cary 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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