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Dumas vs Sallis 124 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (7.9× in Sallis) and jobs per worker (5.7× in Dumas).
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Dumas, MS Homes around $165K Mississippi · 303 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.
The biggest differences Where they part ways 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 $170 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Dumas $990 /mo
Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →
Sallis $820 /mo
Typical home $121K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
The difference: $170 a month , about $2,000 a year , between Dumas and Sallis.
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.
Outdoors & history
National Register places — 1 Famous people born here — 2
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 124 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Dumas ↔ Sallis 124 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
303 Highest 212 Lowest
Median age
44.5 ±13.8 15% above MS 44.5 ±17.5 15% above MS
Kids under 18
13.9% ±9.1 Highest MS: 23.3% 6.1% ±15.9 Lowest MS: 23.3%
Age 65+
15.2% ±8 Lowest MS: 17.2% 25% ±11.6 Highest MS: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
13.5% Lowest MS: 25.1% 22.5% Highest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3% ±5.1 Highest MS: 6.1% 1.4% ±7 Lowest MS: 6.1%
Household incomemedian
$56,500 ±$14k Highest about the MS average $52,991 ±$43k Lowest 6% below MS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$116,200 ±$25k Highest 32% below MS $94,300 ±$4k Lowest 44% below MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$688 ±$112 28% below MS —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,042 14% below MS —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3% ±100 MS: 51.3% —
Below poverty line
13.5% Highest MS: 18.9% 2.8% Lowest MS: 18.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7% Highest MS: 70% 73.6% Lowest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989 Highest 3 yrs newer than MS 1968 Lowest 18 yrs older than MS
Average commuteone way
35 min Lowest 37% above MS 44 min Highest 71% above MS
Work from home
4.5% ±5.5 Lowest MS: 5.9% 15.2% ±20.4 Highest MS: 5.9%
Work in townworking residents
0.9% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
14.8 mi Lowest 24.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.17 Highest 0.03 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Ripley (26%) Kosciusko (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Sallis Few work in Dumas
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
5.2 Lowest 41.2 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
Dumas or Sallis: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Dumas? → Moving to Dumas: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Dumas’s Town Square.
Sallis or Dumas: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Sallis? → Moving to Sallis: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Sallis’s Town Square.
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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