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Dumas vs Glen

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Dumas) and average commute (4 min in Glen).

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Dumas, MSHomes around $165KMississippi · 303 people
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Glen, MSA small town of 401Mississippi · 401 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.

GlenA small town of 401
Quiet strengthsGlen doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Glen →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Dumas

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.

Dumas$990/mo
Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →
Glen$610/mo
Typical home $108K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $731/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Dumas and Glen.

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
DumasGlen
Snow a year2″1″
January low29°F30°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)210d213d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th53rd
Outdoors & history
DumasGlen
Archive photos—1
Community
DumasGlen
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DumasGlenDumasGlen
Dumas ↔ Glen29 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.

DumasGlen
People
Population 303Lowest 401Highest
Median age 44.5±13.8Lowest 15% above MS 44.6±5.8Highest 16% above MS
Glen and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.9%±9.1Lowest MS: 23.3% 15.7%±3.4Highest MS: 23.3%
Glen and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.2%±8Lowest MS: 17.2% 22.9%±5.6Highest MS: 17.2%
Glen and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.5%Highest MS: 25.1% 10.8%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±5.1Highest MS: 6.1% 4.2%±4.2Lowest MS: 6.1%
Dumas and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,500±$14kLowest about the MS average $60,227±$24kHighest 7% above MS
Glen and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,200±$25kHighest 32% below MS $107,800±$19kLowest 37% below MS
Dumas and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$112Lowest 28% below MS $731±$355Highest 23% below MS
Glen and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,042Highest 14% below MS $500Lowest 59% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest MS: 51.3% 0%±100Lowest MS: 51.3%
Dumas and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.5%Highest MS: 18.9% 13%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.7%Lowest MS: 70% 84.4%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 3 yrs newer than MS 1987Lowest 1 yr newer than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 37% above MS 31 minLowest 20% above MS
Work from home 4.5%±5.5Lowest MS: 5.9% 5.1%±4.6Highest MS: 5.9%
Glen and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.22Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ripley (26%)Corinth (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GlenFew work in Dumas
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 5.2Lowest 6.4Highest
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.

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