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Flowood vs Jackson

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (3.1× in Flowood) and size (13.9× in Jackson).

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Flowood, MSKnown for its schoolsMississippi · 10,587 people
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Jackson, MSA history townMississippi · 146,631 people
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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.

FlowoodKnown for its schools
Schools#9 for schools in MSof 92 towns Outdoors#5 most trails in MS15 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Work23,695 jobsbased in Flowood, a regional job hub All about Flowood →
JacksonA history town
HistorySettled in 182287 places on the National Register College town4 collegesJackson State University Famous people60 notable peopleborn in Jackson All about Jackson →
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.

Home values3.1×
Homes cost more in Flowood
Flowood $342,200Jackson $111,700
Size13.9×
Jackson is the bigger place
Jackson 146,631Flowood 10,587
Growth since 2010+41.8 pts
Flowood has grown faster since 2010
Flowood +30.4%Jackson -11.4%
Household income2×
Households in Flowood earn more
Flowood $83,880Jackson $42,071
Property tax bill+73%
Tax bills are bigger in Flowood
Flowood $2,341Jackson $1,352
Jobs per worker3.1×
Flowood is more of a job hub
Flowood 5.29Jackson 1.73
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,380 more a month in Flowood

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.

Flowood$1,920/mo
Typical home $330K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,430/mo · Housing →
Jackson$540/mo
Typical home $86K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $1,055/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,380 a month, about $16,500 a year, between Flowood and Jackson.

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

Flowood places higher on 15 of 21 MS lists

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+FlowoodBetter than 95% of districts in the state DJacksonBetter than 11% of districts in the state
Health
A−FlowoodHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns DJacksonHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns
15Flowood
6Jackson

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #6#87 Fastest growingGrowth · 103 towns #5#94 Best schoolsSchools · 92 towns #9#82 Most affordableCost of living · 102 towns #99#25 Highest incomeIncome · 102 towns #10#75 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #11#77 Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #77#15 Most new homesHousing · 88 towns #12#64

Left end = #1 in Mississippi. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Flowood’s rankings →

Where they are

Flowood and Jackson share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

FlowoodJacksonFlowoodJackson
Flowood ↔ Jackson8.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
3,883 Jackson residents work in Flowood (7.1% of its workers)
1,443 Flowood residents work in Jackson (32.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Jackson →
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
FlowoodJackson
Snow a year1″1″
January low37°F37°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)245d245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th84th
Outdoors & history
FlowoodJackson
Trails15 mi26 mi
Conserved land6.8%4.4%
Settled—1822
National Register places—87
Archive photos424
Famous people born here860
Community
FlowoodJackson
Library hours a week59 hrs47 hrs
Colleges in town—4
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.

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.

FlowoodJackson
People
Population 10,587Lowest 146,631Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +30.4%Highest -11.4%Lowest
Median age 39.5±3.5Highest about the MS average 34.5±0.6Lowest 11% below MS
Kids under 18 21.2%±4.8Lowest MS: 23.3% 23.9%±0.9Highest MS: 23.3%
Jackson and Flowood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.8%±3.2Lowest MS: 17.2% 15%±0.7Highest MS: 17.2%
Jackson and Flowood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 55%Highest MS: 25.1% 28.8%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±3.4Lowest MS: 6.1% 8.9%±0.7Highest MS: 6.1%
Jackson and Flowood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,880±$11kHighest 49% above MS $42,071±$2kLowest 25% below MS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $342,200±$42kHighest 102% above MS $111,700±$6kLowest 34% below MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,430±$69Highest 50% above MS $1,055±$23Lowest 11% above MS
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,341Highest 93% above MS $1,352Lowest 11% above MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.6%±13.6Lowest MS: 51.3% 60.3%±3.7Highest MS: 51.3%
Jackson and Flowood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.4%Lowest MS: 18.9% 27.9%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.2%Highest MS: 70% 48.6%Lowest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 15 yrs newer than MS 1969Lowest 17 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 16% below MS 20 minLowest 22% below MS
Work from home 9.8%±4.3Highest MS: 5.9% 8.9%±1.2Lowest MS: 5.9%
Flowood and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.5%Lowest 45.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 5.29Highest 1.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (32%)Ridgeland (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 32% work in Jackson7% work in Flowood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.8%Highest 4.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.3 miLowest 26.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 22Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.9Lowest 55.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #9 of 92 in MS#82 of 92 in MS
School district Rankin County School DistrictReimagine Prep · Joel E. Smilow Prep
High school in town Northwest High SchoolMurrah High School
Students per teacherat that high school 14.9Lowest 15.8Highest
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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