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

BClintonSafer than 62% of U.S. towns B+Long BeachSafer than 73% of U.S. towns

Schools

AClintonBetter than 93% of districts in the state A+Long BeachBetter than 96% of districts in the state

Health

B+ClintonHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns BLong BeachHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns

12Clinton

11Long Beach

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 94 towns #20#93 Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #9#74 Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #80#19 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 104 towns #104#53 Most new homesHousing · 88 towns #43#7 Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #37#5 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 32 towns #12#6 Fewest smokersHealth · 104 towns #5#20

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

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.

Down paymentRate%

Clinton$1,400/mo

Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,118/mo · Housing →

Long Beach$1,430/mo

Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,215/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Seasons

ClintonLong Beach

Snow a year1″0″

January low37°F 44°F

July high92°F 90°F

Growing season (days)245d 300d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd 87th

Outdoors & history

ClintonLong Beach

Trails4 mi 1 mi

Conserved land6.7%0.1%

Settled1823 1905

National Register places4 1

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here20 —

Community

ClintonLong Beach

Library hours a week47 hrs 44 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

155 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ClintonMS Long BeachMS

Clinton ↔ Long Beach155 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

ClintonLong Beach

People

Population 27,195Highest 17,009Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.4%Lowest +13.4%Highest

Median age 35.3±2.4Lowest 9% below MS 39.6±1.8Highest about the MS average

Kids under 18 26.5%±2.6Highest MS: 23.3% 24%±3.2Lowest MS: 23.3%

Clinton and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 14.5%±1.6Lowest MS: 17.2% 20.2%±2.1Highest MS: 17.2%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.8%Highest MS: 25.1% 35.6%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.6%±1.4Highest MS: 6.1% 5.6%±1.5Lowest MS: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,745±$5kHighest 32% above MS $70,332±$8kLowest 25% above MS

Clinton and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,800±$9kHighest 33% above MS $215,200±$11kLowest 27% above MS

Clinton and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,118±$60Lowest 17% above MS $1,215±$72Highest 27% above MS

Long Beach and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,728Lowest 42% above MS $1,963Highest 62% above MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.8%±7.2Highest MS: 51.3% 47.2%±9.2Lowest MS: 51.3%

Clinton and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.6%Lowest MS: 18.9% 11.5%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.4%Highest MS: 70% 65.7%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 4 yrs older than MS 1986Highest same as MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 5% below MS 24 minLowest 8% below MS

Work from home 8%±2.1Highest MS: 5.9% 7.1%±2.3Lowest MS: 5.9%

Clinton and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 13.9%Highest 11.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.40Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (36%)Gulfport (33%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Long BeachFew work in Clinton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Highest 0.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.3 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.4Lowest 51.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #22 of 92 in MS #19 of 92 in MS

School district Clinton Public School DistrictLong Beach School District

High school in town Clinton High SchoolLong Beach High School

Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Highest 13.4Lowest

Mississippi average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Clinton vs Long Beach

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Clinton places higher on 12 of 23 MS lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

155 miles apart

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