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 DTupeloSafer than 9% of U.S. towns

Schools

AClintonBetter than 93% of districts in the state B+TupeloBetter than 74% of districts in the state

Health

B+ClintonHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns C+TupeloHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns

15Clinton

8Tupelo

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

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 104 towns #104#18 Most trailsOutdoors · 64 towns #56#6 SafestSafety · 41 towns #8#38 Shortest commuteGetting around · 104 towns #65#15 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 32 towns #12#27 Most activeHealth · 104 towns #11#35 Best schoolsSchools · 92 towns #22#41 Most remote workersWork · 102 towns #20#40

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 →

Tupelo$1,270/mo

Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $976/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Clinton and Tupelo.

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

ClintonTupelo

Snow a year1″0″

January low37°F —

July high92°F —

Growing season (days)245d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd 45th

Outdoors & history

ClintonTupelo

Trails4 mi 33 mi

Conserved land6.7%4%

Settled1823 1860

National Register places4 20

Archive photos12 18

Famous people born here20 57

Community

ClintonTupelo

Library hours a week47 hrs 57 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

162 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ClintonMS TupeloMS

Clinton ↔ Tupelo162 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

ClintonTupelo

People

Population 27,195Lowest 37,791Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.4%Highest +9.8%Lowest

Median age 35.3±2.4Lowest 9% below MS 38.3±1.1Highest about the MS average

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

Kids under 18 26.5%±2.6Highest MS: 23.3% 23.8%±1.9Lowest MS: 23.3%

Clinton and Tupelo 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% 17%±1.4Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.8%Highest MS: 25.1% 34.5%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.6%±1.4Highest MS: 6.1% 5%±1Lowest MS: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,745±$5kHighest 32% above MS $66,257±$4kLowest 17% above MS

Clinton and Tupelo 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 $212,800±$8kLowest 25% above MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,118±$60Highest 17% above MS $976±$74Lowest about the MS average

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,728Highest 42% above MS $1,651Lowest 36% above MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.8%±7.2Lowest MS: 51.3% 57.9%±7.6Highest MS: 51.3%

Tupelo and Clinton 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% 15.1%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.4%Highest MS: 70% 63.4%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 4 yrs older than MS 1981Lowest 5 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 5% below MS 18 minLowest 30% below MS

Work from home 8%±2.1Highest MS: 5.9% 6%±1.8Lowest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 13.9%Lowest 52.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 2.48Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (36%)Oxford (2%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TupeloFew work in Clinton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Highest 4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.3 miLowest 33.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 9Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.4Lowest 27.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #22 of 92 in MS #41 of 92 in MS

School district Clinton Public School DistrictTupelo Public School District

High school in town Clinton High SchoolTupelo High School

Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Highest 13.9Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Clinton vs Tupelo

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Clinton places higher on 15 of 23 MS lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

162 miles apart

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