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 CTylertownBetter than 26% of districts in the state

Health

DLucedaleHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns D−TylertownHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 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 →

Tylertown$930/mo

Typical home $156K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $458/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Lucedale and Tylertown.

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

LucedaleTylertown

Snow a year—0″

January low—37°F

July high—91°F

Growing season (days)—245d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th 55th

Outdoors & history

LucedaleTylertown

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land6.2%0%

Settled1901 —

National Register places—3

Archive photos5 12

Famous people born here9 12

Community

LucedaleTylertown

Library hours a week54 hrs 47 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 TylertownMS

Lucedale ↔ Tylertown93 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

LucedaleTylertown

People

Population 2,995Highest 2,024Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.8%Highest -5.8%Lowest

Median age 35.6±4.9Highest 8% below MS 34.9±6.5Lowest 10% below MS

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

Kids under 18 23.4%±6.1Highest MS: 23.3% 23.3%±6.6Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 13.4%±3.7Lowest MS: 17.2% 17.7%±3Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.1%Lowest MS: 25.1% 17.9%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.1%±2.5Highest MS: 6.1%

Tylertown 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±$10kHighest 28% below MS $33,333±$27kLowest 41% below MS

Lucedale and Tylertown 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 $116,600±$10kLowest 31% below MS

Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$307Highest 17% below MS $458±$355Lowest 52% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $974Lowest 20% below MS $1,021Highest 16% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.5%±10.6Lowest MS: 51.3% 31.3%±18.4Highest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 40%Highest MS: 18.9% 34.2%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.9%Lowest MS: 70% 58.7%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 13 yrs older than MS 1967Lowest 19 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest about the MS average 26 minLowest about the MS average

Work from home 2.7%±3.7Lowest MS: 5.9% 8.8%±8.3Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 28.9%Highest 18.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 25.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.36Highest 2.13Lowest

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Lowest 52.0Highest

Schools

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

School district George County School DistrictWalthall County School District

High school in town None in townTylertown High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.8

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.

Lucedale vs Tylertown

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Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Lucedale

What daily life feels like in each

93 miles apart

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