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

ALucedaleBetter than 88% of districts in the state CMageeBetter than 34% of districts in the state

Health

DLucedaleHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns D−MageeHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

14Lucedale

5Magee

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #6#73 Most new homesHousing · 88 towns #8#58 Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #60#7 Best schoolsSchools · 92 towns #30#76 HealthiestHealth · 104 towns #52#85 Most conserved landOutdoors · 94 towns #22#50 Fastest growingGrowth · 103 towns #59#86 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 104 towns #51#77

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Lucedale

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%

Lucedale$1,260/mo

Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

Magee$990/mo

Typical home $173K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $771/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Lucedale and Magee.

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

LucedaleMagee

Snow a year—1″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th 63rd

Outdoors & history

LucedaleMagee

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land6.2%2.5%

Settled1901 —

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here9 —

Community

LucedaleMagee

Library hours a week54 hrs 49 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.

Where they are

93 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LucedaleMS MageeMS

Lucedale ↔ Magee93 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

LucedaleMagee

People

Population 2,995Lowest 3,943Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.8%Highest -9.5%Lowest

Median age 35.6±4.9Lowest 8% below MS 36.1±3.6Highest 6% below MS

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

Kids under 18 23.4%±6.1Lowest MS: 23.3% 25.9%±5.5Highest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 13.4%±3.7Highest MS: 17.2% 13%±3.3Lowest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.1%Highest MS: 25.1% 8.1%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.2%±2.3Highest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $40,668±$10kLowest 28% below MS $44,488±$15kHighest 21% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $156,300±$29kHighest 8% below MS $143,100±$40kLowest 16% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$307Highest 17% below MS $771±$84Lowest 19% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $974Highest 20% below MS $821Lowest 32% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.5%±10.6Lowest MS: 51.3% 52.5%±13.8Highest MS: 51.3%

Below poverty line 40%Highest MS: 18.9% 32.3%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.9%Highest MS: 70% 51.4%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 13 yrs older than MS 1976Highest 10 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minLowest about the MS average 27 minHighest 7% above MS

Work from home 2.7%±3.7Highest MS: 5.9% 0%±0.8Lowest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 28.9%Highest 19.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 36.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.36Highest 2.24Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Pascagoula (9%)Jackson (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MageeFew work in Lucedale

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Highest 2.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Lowest 69.3Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #30 of 92 in MS #76 of 92 in MS

School district George County School DistrictSimpson County School District

High school in town None in townMagee High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.2

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.

Lucedale vs Magee

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Lucedale places higher on 14 of 20 MS lists

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Lucedale

What daily life feels like in each

93 miles apart

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