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Latimer vs Richland

143 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (34.6× in Richland) and trails (9× in Richland).

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Latimer, MSOne of the healthiest townsMississippi · 6,756 people
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Richland, MSKnown for its schoolsMississippi · 7,346 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 →
RichlandKnown for its schools
Schools#40 for schools in MSof 92 towns Work9,871 jobsbased in Richland, a regional job hub Housing$223K typical home13% above the MS typical home All about Richland →
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.

Jobs per worker34.6×
Richland is more of a job hub
Richland 3.46Latimer 0.10
Trails9×
Richland has more miles of trail
Richland 1.8 miLatimer 0.2 mi
Home values+51%
Homes cost more in Latimer
Latimer $189,400Richland $125,800
Growth since 2010+7.2 pts
Latimer has grown faster since 2010
Latimer +10.5%Richland +3.3%
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Latimer
Latimer $1,155Richland $926
Street grid+55%
Richland has the more walkable street grid
Richland 23.0Latimer 14.8
★ What stands out · Report cards

Richland places higher on 12 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.

Safety
–LatimerNot graded BRichlandSafer than 61% of U.S. towns
Schools
–LatimerNot graded A+RichlandBetter than 95% of districts in the state
Health
DLatimerHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns C+RichlandHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns
6Latimer
12Richland

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #100#50 Shortest commuteGetting around · 104 towns #70#30 Fewest smokersHealth · 104 towns #66#28 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 104 towns #67#103 HealthiestHealth · 104 towns #64#30 Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #32#6 Most affordableCost of living · 102 towns #68#40 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #55#32

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 $220 more a month in Richland

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 →
Richland$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,185/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Richland 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.

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
LatimerRichland
Snow a year0″1″
January low—37°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th52nd
Outdoors & history
LatimerRichland
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0.4%
Settled—1974
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
LatimerRichland
Library hours a week—50 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

143 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LatimerMSRichlandMS
Latimer ↔ Richland143 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.

LatimerRichland
People
Population 6,756Lowest 7,346Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.5%Highest +3.3%Lowest
Median age 38.7±3.7Highest about the MS average 36.3±5.5Lowest 6% below MS
Latimer and Richland 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% 23.5%±5Highest MS: 23.3%
Richland and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.4%±2.2Lowest MS: 17.2% 17.5%±4.5Highest MS: 17.2%
Richland and Latimer 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% 20.5%Highest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.8Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.7%±2.6Highest MS: 6.1%
Richland 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 $66,558±$6kLowest 18% above MS
Latimer and Richland 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 $125,800±$47kLowest 26% below MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,122±$131Lowest 18% above MS $1,185±$88Highest 24% above MS
Richland and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,155Highest 5% below MS $926Lowest 24% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49%±25Lowest MS: 51.3% 59%±24.4Highest MS: 51.3%
Richland and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Highest MS: 18.9% 12.7%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest MS: 70% 72.9%Lowest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 12 yrs newer than MS 1993Lowest 7 yrs newer than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 4% below MS 20 minLowest 23% below MS
Work from home 5%±2.6Highest MS: 5.9% 3.6%±2.5Lowest MS: 5.9%
Latimer and Richland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 3.46Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Biloxi (22%)Jackson (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RichlandFew work in Latimer
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.8Lowest 23.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#40 of 92 in MS
School district —Rankin County School District
High school in town —Richland High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.4
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.

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