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Falkner vs Ashland

13 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.6× in Ashland) and growth since 2010 (+11.8 pts in Ashland).

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Falkner, MSA small town of 760Mississippi · 760 people

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Ashland, MSA regional job hubMississippi · 657 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.

FalknerA small town of 760

Quiet strengthsFalkner doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Falkner →

AshlandA regional job hub

Work485 jobsbased in Ashland, a regional job hub Housing$137K typical home31% below the MS typical home All about Ashland →

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.

Street grid2.6×

Ashland has the more walkable street grid

Ashland 22.0Falkner 8.5

Growth since 2010+11.8 pts

Ashland has grown faster since 2010

Ashland -3.2%Falkner -15%

Average commute11 min

Falkner has the shorter commute

Ashland 30 minFalkner 18 min

Property tax bill+31%

Tax bills are bigger in Ashland

Ashland $827Falkner $630

Ashland has more miles of trail

Ashland 1.2 miFalkner 0.6 mi

Jobs per worker+83%

Ashland is more of a job hub

Ashland 2.05Falkner 1.12

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Falkner$950/mo

Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Ashland$810/mo

Typical home $137K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Falkner and Ashland.

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

BFalknerBetter than 57% of districts in the state C+AshlandBetter than 41% 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

FalknerAshland

Snow a year2″2″

January low29°F 29°F

July high90°F 89°F

Growing season (days)210d 224d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd 48th

Outdoors & history

FalknerAshland

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1871

Archive photos—5

Famous people born here1 2

Community

FalknerAshland

Library hours a week—40 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

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FalknerAshland

Falkner ↔ Ashland13 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

FalknerAshland

People

Population 760Highest 657Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15%Lowest -3.2%Highest

Median age 37.8±10.5Highest about the MS average 34.9±11.2Lowest 10% below MS

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

Kids under 18 27.6%±11.1Highest MS: 23.3% 27.2%±6.6Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 18.2%±7.4Lowest MS: 17.2% 24.4%±6.7Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Highest MS: 25.1% 10.2%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±10.8Highest MS: 6.1% 4.7%±3.8Lowest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,472±$14kHighest 4% above MS $38,482±$10kLowest 32% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $100,400±$43kHighest 41% below MS $98,800±$30kLowest 42% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$796Highest 14% below MS $713±$230Lowest 25% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $630Lowest 48% below MS $827Highest 32% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.9%±100Highest MS: 51.3% 30.8%±55.3Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest MS: 18.9% 27.5%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.7%Highest MS: 70% 81.1%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 2 yrs newer than MS 1976Lowest 10 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 28% below MS 30 minHighest 16% above MS

Work from home 0%±6.3Lowest MS: 5.9% 3.1%±3.3Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 6.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Lowest 2.05Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Ripley (12%)Memphis (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AshlandFew work in Falkner

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.5Lowest 22.0Highest

Schools

School district —Benton County School District

High school in town —Ashland High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 10.4

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.

Falkner 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.