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Columbus vs Corinth

100 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.3× in Corinth) and rent (+49% in Columbus).

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Columbus, MSA history townMississippi · 23,348 people
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Corinth, MSKnown for its schoolsMississippi · 14,323 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.

ColumbusA history town
History30 archive photos & papers27 places on the National Register Famous people64 notable peopleborn in Columbus Work15,816 jobsbased in Columbus, a regional job hub All about Columbus →
CorinthKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 73%of MS districts Work8,296 jobsbased in Corinth, a regional job hub HistorySettled in 185315 places on the National Register All about Corinth →
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.

Trails6.3×
Corinth has more miles of trail
Corinth 6.9 miColumbus 1.1 mi
Rent+49%
Rent runs higher in Columbus
Columbus $897Corinth $601
Home values+41%
Homes cost more in Corinth
Corinth $177,100Columbus $125,700
Street grid+54%
Columbus has the more walkable street grid
Columbus 48.4Corinth 31.5
★ What stands out · Report cards

Corinth places higher on 11 of 22 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.

Safety
–ColumbusNot graded DCorinthSafer than 12% of U.S. towns
Schools
D−ColumbusBetter than 3% of districts in the state B+CorinthBetter than 73% of districts in the state
Health
DColumbusHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns DCorinthHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns
9Columbus
11Corinth

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #92#15 Most trailsOutdoors · 64 towns #64#29 Cheapest rentCost of living · 99 towns #49#3 Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #27#74 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 32 towns #16#3 Best schoolsSchools · 92 towns #83#47 Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #28#63 Most affordableCost of living · 102 towns #38#66

Left end = #1 in Mississippi. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Columbus’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.

Columbus$1,080/mo
Typical home $180K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $897/mo · Housing →
Corinth$1,060/mo
Typical home $182K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $601/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
ColumbusCorinth
Snow a year0″1″
January low36°F30°F
July high94°F90°F
Growing season (days)244d213d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd59th
Outdoors & history
ColumbusCorinth
Trails1 mi7 mi
Conserved land4.8%4.3%
Settled—1853
National Register places2715
Archive photos30—
Famous people born here64—
Community
ColumbusCorinth
Library hours a week46 hrs54 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

100 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ColumbusMSCorinthMS
Columbus ↔ Corinth100 miles apart
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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.

ColumbusCorinth
People
Population 23,348Highest 14,323Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.9%Highest +0.3%Lowest
Median age 41.1±2.2Lowest 6% above MS 41.9±3.5Highest 9% above MS
Corinth and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.1%±2.4Lowest MS: 23.3% 22%±2.8Highest MS: 23.3%
Corinth and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±2.1Highest MS: 17.2% 19.8%±2.4Lowest MS: 17.2%
Columbus and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.2%Highest MS: 25.1% 25.1%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.7%±1.7Highest MS: 6.1% 3.2%±1.4Lowest MS: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,235±$6kLowest 25% below MS $44,226±$4kHighest 22% below MS
Corinth and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,700±$11kLowest 26% below MS $177,100±$24kHighest 4% above MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $897±$49Highest 6% below MS $601±$108Lowest 37% below MS
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,199Lowest about the MS average $1,204Highest about the MS average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.9%±8Highest MS: 51.3% 42.8%±10.3Lowest MS: 51.3%
Columbus and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.3%Highest MS: 18.9% 18.7%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 47.8%Lowest MS: 70% 50.5%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 12 yrs older than MS 1977Highest 9 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 26% below MS 19 minLowest 26% below MS
Work from home 5.4%±2.2Highest MS: 5.9% 5.3%±2.6Lowest MS: 5.9%
Columbus and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 39.5%Highest 35.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.95Highest 1.62Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Starkville (5%)Tupelo (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorinthFew work in Columbus
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Highest 4.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 6.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.4Highest 31.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #83 of 92 in MS#47 of 92 in MS
School district Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science · Columbus Municipal School DistrictAlcorn School District · Corinth School District
High school in town Columbus High SchoolCorinth High School
Students per teacherat that high school 11.7Lowest 13.8Highest
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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