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Flowood vs Pearl

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (+88% in Flowood) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Flowood).

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Flowood, MSKnown for its schoolsMississippi · 10,587 people
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Pearl, MSKnown for its schoolsMississippi · 27,737 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 →
PearlKnown for its schools
Schools#24 for schools in MSof 92 towns Housing$211K typical home7% above the MS typical home Outdoors#32 most conserved land in MS4.8 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Pearl →
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 values+88%
Homes cost more in Flowood
Flowood $342,200Pearl $182,500
Jobs per worker4.4×
Flowood is more of a job hub
Flowood 5.29Pearl 1.19
Property tax bill+94%
Tax bills are bigger in Flowood
Flowood $2,341Pearl $1,209
Growth since 2010+22.3 pts
Flowood has grown faster since 2010
Flowood +30.4%Pearl +8.1%
Trails3.2×
Flowood has more miles of trail
Flowood 15.3 miPearl 4.8 mi
Bachelor’s degree++26.9 pts
More adults in Flowood have a degree
Flowood 55%Pearl 28.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $690 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 →
Pearl$1,230/mo
Typical home $211K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,175/mo · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,300 a year, between Flowood and Pearl.

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 16 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 APearlBetter than 93% of districts in the state
Health
A−FlowoodHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns C+PearlHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns
16Flowood
5Pearl

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 64 towns #5#42 Lowest property taxCost of living · 102 towns #98#43 Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #77#37 Most affordableCost of living · 102 towns #99#67 Most educatedPeople · 104 towns #5#36 HealthiestHealth · 104 towns #5#35 Most activeHealth · 104 towns #6#33 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #11#37

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

Where they are

Flowood and Pearl share a border

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

FlowoodPearlFlowoodPearl
Flowood ↔ Pearl4.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,147 Pearl residents work in Flowood (10.6% of its workers)
258 Flowood residents work in Pearl (5.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pearl →
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
FlowoodPearl
Snow a year1″1″
January low37°F37°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)245d245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th62nd
Outdoors & history
FlowoodPearl
Trails15 mi5 mi
Conserved land6.8%4.3%
Settled—1865
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here8—
Community
FlowoodPearl
Library hours a week59 hrs59 hrs
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.

FlowoodPearl
People
Population 10,587Lowest 27,737Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +30.4%Highest +8.1%Lowest
Median age 39.5±3.5Highest about the MS average 36.4±1.7Lowest 6% below MS
Flowood and Pearl are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±4.8 MS: 23.3% 21.2%±2.4 MS: 23.3%
Age 65+ 14.8%±3.2Highest MS: 17.2% 14.4%±1.8Lowest MS: 17.2%
Flowood and Pearl 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% 28.1%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±3.4Highest MS: 6.1% 7.3%±1.7Lowest MS: 6.1%
Flowood and Pearl 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 $61,695±$8kLowest 9% above MS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $342,200±$42kHighest 102% above MS $182,500±$8kLowest 7% above MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,430±$69Highest 50% above MS $1,175±$60Lowest 23% above MS
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,341Highest 93% above MS $1,209Lowest about the MS average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.6%±13.6Lowest MS: 51.3% 58%±8.9Highest MS: 51.3%
Pearl and Flowood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.4%Highest MS: 18.9% 12.2%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.2%Lowest MS: 70% 61.6%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 15 yrs newer than MS 1982Lowest 4 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 16% below MS 24 minHighest 7% below MS
Work from home 9.8%±4.3Highest MS: 5.9% 7.2%±2.5Lowest MS: 5.9%
Flowood and Pearl are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.5%Highest 14.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 5.29Highest 1.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (32%)Jackson (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Pearl11% work in Flowood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.8%Highest 4.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5 5
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.9Lowest 43.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #9 of 92 in MS#24 of 92 in MS
School district Rankin County School DistrictPearl Public Schools
High school in town Northwest High SchoolPearl High School
Students per teacherat that high school 14.9Highest 14.1Lowest
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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