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.

Safety

B−FultonSafer than 46% of U.S. towns B−IukaSafer than 48% of U.S. towns

Schools

BFultonBetter than 56% of districts in the state B+IukaBetter than 72% of districts in the state

Health

BFultonHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns C−IukaHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns

11Fulton

8Iuka

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest property taxCost of living · 102 towns #67#2 Fewest smokersHealth · 104 towns #12#47 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #5#37 HealthiestHealth · 104 towns #17#45 Most new homesHousing · 88 towns #47#25 Fastest growingGrowth · 103 towns #14#39 Most educatedPeople · 104 towns #56#80 Most activeHealth · 104 towns #24#46

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

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%

Fulton$1,020/mo

Typical home $171K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $679/mo · Housing →

Iuka$1,130/mo

Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.43% · or rent about $664/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Iuka and Fulton.

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.

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

FultonIuka

Snow a year2″1″

January low30°F 30°F

July high89°F 90°F

Growing season (days)212d 213d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 57th

Outdoors & history

FultonIuka

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled1837 —

National Register places—13

Archive photos6 18

Famous people born here7 —

Community

FultonIuka

Library hours a week49 hrs 52 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FultonMS IukaMS

Fulton ↔ Iuka39 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

FultonIuka

People

Population 4,576Highest 3,110Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.7%Highest +3.7%Lowest

Median age 34.4±4.4Lowest 11% below MS 36.9±6.2Highest 4% below MS

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

Kids under 18 15%±4.7Lowest MS: 23.3% 25%±6.3Highest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 19.4%±4.9Lowest MS: 17.2% 25.7%±7Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Highest MS: 25.1% 17%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21%±3.9Highest MS: 6.1% 3.4%±2.6Lowest MS: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,727±$16kHighest 7% below MS $49,290±$23kLowest 13% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,600±$16kHighest 7% below MS $124,700±$23kLowest 27% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $679±$56Highest 29% below MS $664±$255Lowest 30% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,401Highest 15% above MS $540Lowest 56% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.8%±14.5Lowest MS: 51.3% 43.3%±20.1Highest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 18.7%Lowest MS: 18.9% 19.6%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66%Lowest MS: 70% 69.3%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 10 yrs older than MS 1969Lowest 17 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 16% below MS 23 minHighest 11% below MS

Work from home 4.7%±3.8Lowest MS: 5.9% 4.8%±5Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 27.5%Highest 21.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.54Highest 1.55Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Tupelo (21%)Corinth (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IukaFew work in Fulton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Highest 27.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#37 of 92 in MS

School district Itawamba CountyTishomingo County School District

High school in town Itawamba Career & Technical CenterNone in town

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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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.

Fulton vs Iuka

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Fulton places higher on 11 of 19 MS lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

39 miles apart

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