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

AD'IbervilleBetter than 87% of districts in the state –LatimerNot graded

Health

B−D'IbervilleHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns DLatimerHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns

10D'Iberville

8Latimer

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #27#102 Lowest property taxCost of living · 102 towns #87#36 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #11#55 Fewest smokersHealth · 104 towns #28#66 HealthiestHealth · 104 towns #27#64 Most educatedPeople · 104 towns #42#79 Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #74#100 Most conserved landOutdoors · 94 towns #90#67

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in D'Iberville

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%

D'Iberville$1,370/mo

Typical home $230K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,249/mo · Housing →

Latimer$1,090/mo

Typical home $189K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,122/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between D'Iberville and Latimer.

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.

Where they are

D'Iberville and Latimer share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

D'IbervilleLatimer

D'Iberville ↔ Latimer4.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

259 Latimer residents work in D'Iberville (9.3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Latimer →

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

D'IbervilleLatimer

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 90th

Community

D'IbervilleLatimer

Library hours a week44 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.

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

D'IbervilleLatimer

People

Population 13,203Highest 6,756Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34.1%Highest +10.5%Lowest

Median age 35±4Lowest 9% below MS 38.7±3.7Highest about the MS average

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 28.5%±4.6Highest MS: 23.3% 22.8%±3.7Lowest MS: 23.3%

D'Iberville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13.4%±2.8Lowest MS: 17.2% 15.4%±2.2Highest MS: 17.2%

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.9%Highest MS: 25.1% 17%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±1.5Highest MS: 6.1% 3.4%±1.8Lowest MS: 6.1%

D'Iberville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,016±$12kLowest 17% above MS $70,237±$11kHighest 24% above MS

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $210,100±$50kHighest 24% above MS $189,400±$15kLowest 12% above MS

D'Iberville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,249±$70Highest 31% above MS $1,122±$131Lowest 18% above MS

D'Iberville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,754Highest 44% above MS $1,155Lowest 5% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.4%±12.1Lowest MS: 51.3% 49%±25Highest MS: 51.3%

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 18.8%Highest MS: 18.9% 16.1%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59%Lowest MS: 70% 81.8%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 17 yrs newer than MS 1998Lowest 12 yrs newer than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 5% above MS 25 minLowest 4% below MS

Work from home 4.3%±1.6Lowest MS: 5.9% 5%±2.6Highest MS: 5.9%

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 13.1%Highest 1.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 10.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.10Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Biloxi (30%)Biloxi (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Latimer9% work in D'Iberville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.6Highest 14.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #3 of 92 in MS—

School district Harrison County School District—

High school in town D'Iberville High—

Students per teacherat that high school 18.2 —

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

Deciding?

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Bordering D'Iberville

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Biloxi48,861 people · $225K homes

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St. Martin8,139 people · $172K homes

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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.

D'Iberville vs Latimer

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

D'Iberville places higher on 10 of 18 MS lists

A typical home costs $280 more a month in D'Iberville

D'Iberville and Latimer share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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