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Glen vs Bond

277 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.4× in Bond) and property tax bill (+86% in Bond).

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Glen, MSA small town of 401Mississippi · 401 people
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Bond, MSA small town of 636Mississippi · 636 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.

GlenA small town of 401
Quiet strengthsGlen doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Glen →
BondA small town of 636
Quiet strengthsBond doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bond →
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 grid3.4×
Bond has the more walkable street grid
Bond 21.7Glen 6.4
Property tax bill+86%
Tax bills are bigger in Bond
Bond $930Glen $500
Kids under 18+21.2 pts
Bond has more kids
Bond 36.9%Glen 15.7%
Age 65++20.5 pts
Glen has more people 65 and up
Glen 22.9%Bond 2.4%
Average commute14 min
Bond has the shorter commute
Glen 31 minBond 17 min
Jobs per worker2.5×
Bond is more of a job hub
Bond 0.54Glen 0.22
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
GlenBond
Snow a year1″0″
January low30°F39°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)213d257d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd88th
Outdoors & history
GlenBond
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos1—
Community
GlenBond
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.

Where they are

277 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GlenMSBondMS
Glen ↔ Bond277 miles apart
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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.

GlenBond
People
Population 401Lowest 636Highest
Median age 44.6±5.8Highest 16% above MS 43.1±13.2Lowest 12% above MS
Glen and Bond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±3.4Lowest MS: 23.3% 36.9%±13.4Highest MS: 23.3%
Age 65+ 22.9%±5.6Highest MS: 17.2% 2.4%±8.4Lowest MS: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Highest MS: 25.1% 0%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±4.2Lowest MS: 6.1% 6.9%±7.7Highest MS: 6.1%
Bond and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,227±$24kHighest 7% above MS $49,385±$14kLowest 13% below MS
Glen and Bond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $107,800±$19k 37% below MS —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $731±$355 23% below MS —
Property taxmedian, yearly $500Lowest 59% below MS $930Highest 23% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MS: 51.3% 100%±100Highest MS: 51.3%
Bond and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Highest MS: 18.9% 3.8%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Lowest MS: 70% 92.3%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 1 yr newer than MS 1966Lowest 20 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 20% above MS 17 minLowest 32% below MS
Work from home 5.1%±4.6Highest MS: 5.9% 0%±5.1Lowest MS: 5.9%
Glen and Bond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.54Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corinth (25%)Wiggins (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BondFew work in Glen
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.4Lowest 21.7Highest
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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