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

–LatimerNot graded AD'IbervilleBetter than 87% of districts in the state

Health

DLatimerHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns B−D'IbervilleHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns

8Latimer

10D'Iberville

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #102#27 Lowest property taxCost of living · 102 towns #36#87 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #55#11 Fewest smokersHealth · 104 towns #66#28 HealthiestHealth · 104 towns #64#27 Most educatedPeople · 104 towns #79#42 Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #100#74 Most conserved landOutdoors · 94 towns #67#90

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in D'Iberville

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%

Latimer$1,090/mo

Typical home $189K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,122/mo · Housing →

D'Iberville$1,370/mo

Typical home $230K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,249/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between D'Iberville and Latimer.

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.

Where they are

Latimer and D'Iberville share a border

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

LatimerD'Iberville

Latimer ↔ D'Iberville4.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

259 Latimer residents work in D'Iberville (9.3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Latimer →

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

LatimerD'Iberville

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th 87th

Community

LatimerD'Iberville

Library hours a week—44 hrs

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.

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

LatimerD'Iberville

People

Population 6,756Lowest 13,203Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.5%Lowest +34.1%Highest

Median age 38.7±3.7Highest about the MS average 35±4Lowest 9% below MS

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.8%±3.7Lowest MS: 23.3% 28.5%±4.6Highest MS: 23.3%

D'Iberville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.4%±2.2Highest MS: 17.2% 13.4%±2.8Lowest MS: 17.2%

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Lowest MS: 25.1% 25.9%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.8Lowest MS: 6.1% 4%±1.5Highest MS: 6.1%

D'Iberville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,237±$11kHighest 24% above MS $66,016±$12kLowest 17% above MS

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,400±$15kLowest 12% above MS $210,100±$50kHighest 24% above MS

D'Iberville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,122±$131Lowest 18% above MS $1,249±$70Highest 31% above MS

D'Iberville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,155Lowest 5% below MS $1,754Highest 44% above MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49%±25Highest MS: 51.3% 37.4%±12.1Lowest MS: 51.3%

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 16.1%Lowest MS: 18.9% 18.8%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest MS: 70% 59%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 12 yrs newer than MS 2003Highest 17 yrs newer than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 4% below MS 27 minHighest 5% above MS

Work from home 5%±2.6Highest MS: 5.9% 4.3%±1.6Lowest MS: 5.9%

Latimer and D'Iberville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 13.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.33Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Biloxi (22%)Biloxi (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in D'IbervilleFew work in Latimer

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.8Lowest 48.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#3 of 92 in MS

School district —Harrison County School District

High school in town —D'Iberville High

Students per teacherat that high school — 18.2

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.

Latimer vs D'Iberville

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

D'Iberville places higher on 10 of 18 MS lists

A typical home costs $280 more a month in D'Iberville

Latimer and D'Iberville share a border

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