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D'Lo vs McLain

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.4× in D'Lo) and jobs per worker (3.5× in D'Lo).

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D'Lo, MSHomes around $132KMississippi · 443 people

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McLain, MSHomes around $147KMississippi · 416 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.

D'LoHomes around $132K

Housing$132K typical home33% below the MS typical home All about D'Lo →

McLainHomes around $147K

Housing$147K typical home26% below the MS typical home All about McLain →

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.

Street grid3.4×

D'Lo has the more walkable street grid

D'Lo 67.9McLain 19.7

Jobs per worker3.5×

D'Lo is more of a job hub

D'Lo 0.07McLain 0.02

Average commute5 min

D'Lo has the shorter commute

McLain 36 minD'Lo 31 min

Typical home built14 yrs

D'Lo’s homes are older

McLain 1985D'Lo 1971

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in McLain

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 →

McLain$990/mo

Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $777/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between McLain 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 B−McLainBetter than 52% 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'LoMcLain

Snow a year1″1″

January low38°F 36°F

July high95°F 94°F

Growing season (days)252d 239d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th 89th

Outdoors & history

D'LoMcLain

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0%0.2%

Settled1874 —

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here4 —

Community

D'LoMcLain

Library hours a week—15 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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

D'LoMS McLainMS

D'Lo ↔ McLain88 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'LoMcLain

People

Population 443Highest 416Lowest

Median age 38.2±9.7Highest about the MS average 37.5±30.5Lowest about the MS average

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

Kids under 18 25.5%±10.2Lowest MS: 23.3% 41.6%±22.9Highest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 20.1%±5.2Highest MS: 17.2% 15.1%±7.6Lowest MS: 17.2%

D'Lo and McLain 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% 7.9%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±4.5Lowest MS: 6.1% 3.1%±3.4Highest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $31,667±$6kHighest 44% below MS $29,268±$12kLowest 48% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,300±$37kHighest 53% below MS $64,300±$10kLowest 62% below MS

D'Lo and McLain 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 $777±$37Lowest 19% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $506 58% below MS —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45%±36.1Lowest MS: 51.3% 82.1%±78.3Highest MS: 51.3%

McLain 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% 8.4%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.9%Lowest MS: 70% 60.6%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 15 yrs older than MS 1985Highest 1 yr older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 20% above MS 36 minHighest 39% above MS

Work from home 0%±11.3 MS: 5.9% 0%±9.9 MS: 5.9%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.02Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (16%)Leakesville (26%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.9Highest 19.7Lowest

Schools

School district —Greene County Schools

High school in town —None in town

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.

D'Lo 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.