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%

Hatley$1,130/mo

Typical home $197K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Dumas$990/mo

Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Hatley and Dumas.

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

A+HatleyBetter than 97% of districts in the state –DumasNot graded

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

HatleyDumas

Snow a year0″2″

January low—29°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—210d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th 48th

Community

HatleyDumas

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

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HatleyMS DumasMS

Hatley ↔ Dumas52 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

HatleyDumas

People

Population 586Highest 303Lowest

Median age 47.7±11.8Highest 24% above MS 44.5±13.8Lowest 15% above MS

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

Kids under 18 23%±4.1Highest MS: 23.3% 13.9%±9.1Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 27.8%±7.3Highest MS: 17.2% 15.2%±8Lowest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Highest MS: 25.1% 13.5%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2.4Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.3%±5.1Highest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,523±$26kHighest 13% above MS $56,500±$14kLowest about the MS average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $196,700±$47kHighest 16% above MS $116,200±$25kLowest 32% below MS

Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$128Highest 19% below MS $688±$112Lowest 28% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,216Highest about the MS average $1,042Lowest 14% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±94.5Highest MS: 51.3% 33.3%±100Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 9.3%Lowest MS: 18.9% 13.5%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Highest MS: 70% 81.7%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 9 yrs older than MS 1989Highest 3 yrs newer than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 39% above MS 35 minLowest 37% above MS

Work from home 11.7%±11.7Highest MS: 5.9% 4.5%±5.5Lowest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9% 0.9%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.17Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Amory (25%)Ripley (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DumasFew work in Hatley

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 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 20.5Highest 5.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Hatley vs Dumas

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