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

DCorinthSafer than 12% of U.S. towns –ColumbusNot graded

Schools

B+CorinthBetter than 73% of districts in the state D−ColumbusBetter than 3% of districts in the state

Health

DCorinthHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DColumbusHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns

11Corinth

9Columbus

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

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

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

Corinth$1,060/mo

Typical home $182K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $601/mo · Housing →

Columbus$1,080/mo

Typical home $180K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $897/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

CorinthColumbus

Snow a year1″0″

January low30°F 36°F

July high90°F 94°F

Growing season (days)213d 244d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 73rd

Outdoors & history

CorinthColumbus

Trails7 mi 1 mi

Conserved land4.3%4.8%

Settled1853 —

National Register places15 27

Archive photos—30

Famous people born here—64

Community

CorinthColumbus

Library hours a week54 hrs 46 hrs

Colleges in town—1

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

100 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CorinthMS ColumbusMS

Corinth ↔ Columbus100 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

CorinthColumbus

People

Population 14,323Lowest 23,348Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.3%Lowest +1.9%Highest

Median age 41.9±3.5Highest 9% above MS 41.1±2.2Lowest 6% 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 22%±2.8Highest MS: 23.3% 18.1%±2.4Lowest 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+ 19.8%±2.4Lowest MS: 17.2% 20.5%±2.1Highest 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+ 25.1%Lowest MS: 25.1% 26.2%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.4Lowest MS: 6.1% 7.7%±1.7Highest MS: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $44,226±$4kHighest 22% below MS $42,235±$6kLowest 25% 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 $177,100±$24kHighest 4% above MS $125,700±$11kLowest 26% below MS

Rentmedian gross, monthly $601±$108Lowest 37% below MS $897±$49Highest 6% below MS

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,204Highest about the MS average $1,199Lowest about the MS average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.8%±10.3Lowest MS: 51.3% 52.9%±8Highest 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 18.7%Lowest MS: 18.9% 21.3%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 50.5%Highest MS: 70% 47.8%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 9 yrs older than MS 1974Lowest 12 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 26% below MS 19 minHighest 26% below MS

Work from home 5.3%±2.6Lowest MS: 5.9% 5.4%±2.2Highest 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 35.1%Lowest 39.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 10.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.62Lowest 1.95Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Tupelo (7%)Starkville (5%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ColumbusFew work in Corinth

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.3%Lowest 4.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 6.9 miHighest 1.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.5Lowest 48.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #47 of 92 in MS #83 of 92 in MS

School district Alcorn School District · Corinth School DistrictMississippi School for Mathematics and Science · Columbus Municipal School District

High school in town Corinth High SchoolColumbus High School

Students per teacherat that high school 13.8Highest 11.7Lowest

Mississippi average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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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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.

Corinth vs Columbus

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Corinth places higher on 11 of 22 MS lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

100 miles apart

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