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'Lo$760/mo

Typical home $132K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $835/mo · Housing →

Hickory Flat$940/mo

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

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Hickory Flat and D'Lo.

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

–D'LoNot 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

D'LoHickory Flat

Snow a year1″3″

January low38°F 28°F

July high95°F 90°F

Growing season (days)252d 202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th 58th

Outdoors & history

D'LoHickory Flat

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1874 —

National Register places—1

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here4 1

Community

D'LoHickory Flat

Library hours a week—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

186 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

D'LoMS Hickory FlatMS

D'Lo ↔ Hickory Flat186 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

D'LoHickory Flat

People

Population 443Lowest 544Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -17.5%

Median age 38.2±9.7Lowest about the MS average 43±22.5Highest 11% above MS

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

Kids under 18 25.5%±10.2Highest MS: 23.3% 18.2%±8.9Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 20.1%±5.2Lowest MS: 17.2% 24.6%±7Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.2%Lowest MS: 25.1% 11.1%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±4.5Highest MS: 6.1% 2%±3.2Lowest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $31,667±$6kLowest 44% below MS $34,722±$13kHighest 38% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,300±$37kLowest 53% below MS $109,600±$15kHighest 35% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $835±$160Highest 12% below MS $733±$71Lowest 23% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $506Highest 58% below MS $490Lowest 60% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45%±36.1Lowest MS: 51.3% 86.1%±29.3Highest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 39.3%Highest MS: 18.9% 25.8%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.9%Highest MS: 70% 58.9%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 15 yrs older than MS 1977Highest 9 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 20% above MS 26 minLowest about the MS average

Work from home 0%±11.3Lowest MS: 5.9% 6.7%±8.4Highest MS: 5.9%

Hickory Flat and D'Lo 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 26.8 miLowest 34.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.70Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (16%)Holly Springs (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hickory FlatFew work in D'Lo

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 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.9Highest 51.4Lowest

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.

D'Lo vs Hickory Flat

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Hickory Flat

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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