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Crenshaw vs Hickory Flat

58 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.4× in Hickory Flat) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Hickory Flat).

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Crenshaw, MSHomes around $129KMississippi · 628 people

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Hickory Flat, MSA small town of 544Mississippi · 544 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.

CrenshawHomes around $129K

Housing$129K typical home35% below the MS typical home All about Crenshaw →

Hickory FlatA small town of 544

Quiet strengthsHickory Flat doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Hickory Flat →

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.

Property tax bill2.4×

Tax bills are bigger in Hickory Flat

Hickory Flat $490Crenshaw $207

Jobs per worker4.4×

Hickory Flat is more of a job hub

Hickory Flat 0.70Crenshaw 0.16

Average commute16 min

Hickory Flat has the shorter commute

Crenshaw 41 minHickory Flat 26 min

Growth since 2010+10.4 pts

Hickory Flat has grown faster since 2010

Hickory Flat -17.5%Crenshaw -27.9%

Crenshaw has the more walkable street grid

Crenshaw 105Hickory Flat 51.4

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Hickory Flat

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%

Crenshaw$700/mo

Typical home $129K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.27% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →

Hickory Flat$940/mo

Typical home $168K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $733/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Hickory Flat and Crenshaw.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools

–CrenshawNot graded C+Hickory FlatBetter than 41% of districts in the state

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

CrenshawHickory Flat

Snow a year2″3″

January low—28°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th 58th

Outdoors & history

CrenshawHickory Flat

National Register places1 1

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

CrenshawHickory Flat

Library hours a week20 hrs 35 hrs

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

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CrenshawMS Hickory FlatMS

Crenshaw ↔ Hickory Flat58 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

CrenshawHickory Flat

People

Population 628Highest 544Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -27.9%Lowest -17.5%Highest

Median age 43.7±14Highest 13% above MS 43±22.5Lowest 11% above MS

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

Kids under 18 19.1%±9.4Highest MS: 23.3% 18.2%±8.9Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 27.7%±12.2Highest MS: 17.2% 24.6%±7Lowest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Highest MS: 25.1% 11.1%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±2.4Lowest MS: 6.1% 2%±3.2Highest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $36,673±$2kHighest 35% below MS $34,722±$13kLowest 38% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,600±$25kLowest 55% below MS $109,600±$15kHighest 35% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$119Highest 12% below MS $733±$71Lowest 23% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $207Lowest 83% below MS $490Highest 60% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.9%±28.5Lowest MS: 51.3% 86.1%±29.3Highest MS: 51.3%

Below poverty line 21.2%Lowest MS: 18.9% 25.8%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66.1%Highest MS: 70% 58.9%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 19 yrs older than MS 1977Highest 9 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 61% above MS 26 minLowest about the MS average

Work from home 4%±7.3Lowest MS: 5.9% 6.7%±8.4Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 34.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.70Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Batesville (15%)Holly Springs (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hickory FlatFew work in Crenshaw

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Highest 51.4Lowest

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

Deciding?

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Crenshaw neighborsTown Square →

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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.