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%

Edwards$770/mo

Typical home $135K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

Weir$780/mo

Typical home $134K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $594/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

–EdwardsNot graded B+WeirBetter than 68% 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

EdwardsWeir

Snow a year0″1″

January low38°F —

July high92°F —

Growing season (days)269d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th 48th

Outdoors & history

EdwardsWeir

Settled—1868

National Register places2 1

Archive photos7 9

Famous people born here9 4

Community

EdwardsWeir

Library hours a week26 hrs 6 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

100 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EdwardsMS WeirMS

Edwards ↔ Weir100 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

EdwardsWeir

People

Population 930Highest 704Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.8% —

Median age 41.2±15.7Highest 7% above MS 39.2±12.6Lowest about the MS average

Edwards and Weir are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.7%±19.7Highest MS: 23.3% 20.3%±5.5Lowest MS: 23.3%

Edwards and Weir are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.1%±10.4Highest MS: 17.2% 13.4%±6.1Lowest MS: 17.2%

Edwards and Weir are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Highest MS: 25.1% 17.4%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±2.3Lowest MS: 6.1% 2.8%±3.4Highest MS: 6.1%

Weir and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $34,722±$15kLowest 38% below MS $35,938±$11kHighest 36% below MS

Weir and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,400±$14kHighest 45% below MS $67,600±$18kLowest 60% below MS

Edwards and Weir are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $594±$363 38% below MS

Property taxmedian, yearly $519Highest 57% below MS $446Lowest 63% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.2%±27.6Lowest MS: 51.3% 92.5%±11.1Highest MS: 51.3%

Below poverty line 23.2%Lowest MS: 18.9% 28.3%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.4%Lowest MS: 70% 79.8%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 9 yrs older than MS 1988Highest 2 yrs newer than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 11% above MS 34 minHighest 31% above MS

Work from home 4.8%±5Lowest MS: 5.9% 6.3%±5.8Highest MS: 5.9%

Weir and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 5.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 1.33Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (21%)Ackerman (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WeirFew work in Edwards

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 41.1Highest 36.0Lowest

Schools

School district —Choctaw County Schools

High school in town —None in town

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

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Edwards vs Weir

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

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