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 →

Glen$610/mo

Typical home $108K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $731/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Hatley and Glen.

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 –GlenNot 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

HatleyGlen

Snow a year0″1″

January low—30°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—213d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th 53rd

Outdoors & history

HatleyGlen

Archive photos—1

Community

HatleyGlen

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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HatleyMS GlenMS

Hatley ↔ Glen61 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

HatleyGlen

People

Population 586Highest 401Lowest

Median age 47.7±11.8Highest 24% above MS 44.6±5.8Lowest 16% above MS

Hatley and Glen 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% 15.7%±3.4Lowest MS: 23.3%

Hatley and Glen 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% 22.9%±5.6Lowest MS: 17.2%

Hatley and Glen 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% 10.8%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2.4Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.2%±4.2Highest MS: 6.1%

Glen 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 $60,227±$24kLowest 7% above MS

Hatley and Glen 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 $107,800±$19kLowest 37% below MS

Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$128Highest 19% below MS $731±$355Lowest 23% below MS

Hatley and Glen 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 $500Lowest 59% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±94.5Highest MS: 51.3% 0%±100Lowest MS: 51.3%

Hatley and Glen 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%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Highest MS: 70% 84.4%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 9 yrs older than MS 1987Highest 1 yr newer than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 39% above MS 31 minLowest 20% above MS

Work from home 11.7%±11.7Highest MS: 5.9% 5.1%±4.6Lowest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.22Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Amory (25%)Corinth (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GlenFew 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 6.4Lowest

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 Glen

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Hatley

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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