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%

Enterprise$940/mo

Typical home $155K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

Soso$990/mo

Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $882/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

A+EnterpriseBetter than 98% of districts in the state –SosoNot graded

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

EnterpriseSoso

Snow a year1″0″

January low36°F 35°F

July high93°F 93°F

Growing season (days)239d 244d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th 48th

Outdoors & history

EnterpriseSoso

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1834 —

National Register places23 —

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

EnterpriseSoso

Library hours a week19 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

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EnterpriseMS SosoMS

Enterprise ↔ Soso40 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

EnterpriseSoso

People

Population 438Highest 431Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.7% —

Median age 37±9.6Highest 4% below MS 34.6±8.5Lowest 10% below MS

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

Kids under 18 33.1%±3.7Highest MS: 23.3% 28.3%±4.4Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 10.5%±8.5Lowest MS: 17.2% 15.5%±0.2Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.9%Lowest MS: 25.1% 29.1%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±4.6Highest MS: 6.1% 0.9%±3.6Lowest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,125±$14kHighest 12% above MS $51,250±$35kLowest 9% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $114,000±$35kLowest 33% below MS $148,800±$55kHighest 12% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $975±$520Highest about the MS average $882±$310Lowest 8% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,183Highest about the MS average $914Lowest 25% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.1%±100Lowest MS: 51.3% 72.4%±85.2Highest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 9.1%Highest MS: 18.9% 7.3%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.8%Highest MS: 70% 77.3%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976 10 yrs older than MS 1976 10 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 34% above MS 23 minLowest 9% below MS

Work from home 4.2%±4.9Highest MS: 5.9% 2.4%±3.4Lowest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 8.8%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.51Highest 0.39Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Meridian (39%)Laurel (32%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SosoFew work in Enterprise

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.4Highest 14.2Lowest

Schools

School district Enterprise—

High school in town Enterprise High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 8.4 —

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.

Enterprise vs Soso

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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