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Latimer vs Leakesville

49 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+309.9 pts in Leakesville) and jobs per worker (13.8× in Leakesville).

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Latimer, MSOne of the healthiest townsMississippi · 6,756 people
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Leakesville, MSOne of the healthiest townsMississippi · 4,959 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.

LatimerOne of the healthiest towns
Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Latimer →
LeakesvilleOne of the healthiest towns
Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#17 most conserved land in MS1.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Housing$152K typical home23% below the MS typical home All about Leakesville →
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.

Growth since 2010+309.9 pts
Leakesville has grown faster since 2010
Leakesville +320.4%Latimer +10.5%
Jobs per worker13.8×
Leakesville is more of a job hub
Leakesville 1.38Latimer 0.10
Trails8×
Leakesville has more miles of trail
Leakesville 1.6 miLatimer 0.2 mi
Average commute24 min
Latimer has the shorter commute
Leakesville 48 minLatimer 25 min
Home values+66%
Homes cost more in Latimer
Latimer $189,400Leakesville $114,300
Rent+46%
Rent runs higher in Latimer
Latimer $1,122Leakesville $767
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Latimer

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.

Latimer$1,090/mo
Typical home $189K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,122/mo · Housing →
Leakesville$910/mo
Typical home $152K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $767/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Latimer and Leakesville.

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

Latimer places higher on 10 of 18 MS lists

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 B−LeakesvilleBetter than 52% of districts in the state
Health
DLatimerHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns DLeakesvilleHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
10Latimer
8Leakesville

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #100#1 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 104 towns #42#99 Most conserved landOutdoors · 94 towns #67#17 Cheapest rentCost of living · 99 towns #77#25 Most affordableCost of living · 102 towns #68#30 Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #102#64 Most remote workersWork · 102 towns #56#91 Shortest commuteGetting around · 104 towns #70#104

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

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
LatimerLeakesville
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th89th
Outdoors & history
LatimerLeakesville
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—7.7%
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—4
Community
LatimerLeakesville
Library hours a week—40 hrs
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

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LatimerMSLeakesvilleMS
Latimer ↔ Leakesville49 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.

LatimerLeakesville
People
Population 6,756Highest 4,959Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.5%Lowest +320.4%Highest
Median age 38.7±3.7Lowest about the MS average 43.3±3.1Highest 12% above MS
Leakesville and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.8%±3.7Highest MS: 23.3% 8.8%±3.4Lowest MS: 23.3%
Age 65+ 15.4%±2.2Highest MS: 17.2% 10.3%±2.8Lowest MS: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Highest MS: 25.1% 9.6%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.8Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.5%±2.4Highest MS: 6.1%
Leakesville 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 $68,428±$22kLowest 21% above MS
Latimer and Leakesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,400±$15kHighest 12% above MS $114,300±$14kLowest 33% below MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,122±$131Highest 18% above MS $767±$132Lowest 20% below MS
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,155Highest 5% below MS $996Lowest 18% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49%±25Lowest MS: 51.3% 61%±100Highest MS: 51.3%
Leakesville and Latimer 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% 20.4%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest MS: 70% 72.8%Lowest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 12 yrs newer than MS 1974Lowest 12 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 4% below MS 48 minHighest 88% above MS
Work from home 5%±2.6Highest MS: 5.9% 1.2%±1.9Lowest MS: 5.9%
Latimer and Leakesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 15%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Biloxi (22%)Hattiesburg (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LeakesvilleFew work in Latimer
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 7.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.8Lowest 31.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#43 of 92 in MS
School district —Greene County Schools
High school in town —Greene County High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.0
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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