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

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

Health

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

5Magee

14Lucedale

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

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

Left end = #1 in Mississippi. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Magee’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%

Magee$990/mo

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

Lucedale$1,260/mo

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

MageeLucedale

Snow a year1″—

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

Outdoors & history

MageeLucedale

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.5%6.2%

Settled—1901

Archive photos—5

Famous people born here—9

Community

MageeLucedale

Library hours a week49 hrs 54 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.

MageeMS LucedaleMS

Magee ↔ Lucedale93 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

MageeLucedale

People

Population 3,943Highest 2,995Lowest

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

Median age 36.1±3.6Highest 6% below MS 35.6±4.9Lowest 8% 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 25.9%±5.5Highest MS: 23.3% 23.4%±6.1Lowest 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%±3.3Lowest MS: 17.2% 13.4%±3.7Highest 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+ 8.1%Lowest MS: 25.1% 13.1%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±2.3Highest MS: 6.1% 2.1%±2Lowest 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 $44,488±$15kHighest 21% below MS $40,668±$10kLowest 28% 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 $143,100±$40kLowest 16% below MS $156,300±$29kHighest 8% 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 $771±$84Lowest 19% below MS $788±$307Highest 17% 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 $821Lowest 32% below MS $974Highest 20% below MS

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

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

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 0%±0.8Lowest MS: 5.9% 2.7%±3.7Highest 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 19.1%Lowest 28.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miLowest 37.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LucedaleFew work in Magee

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Lowest 6.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 2Lowest

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

Schools

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

School district Simpson County School DistrictGeorge County School District

High school in town Magee High SchoolNone in town

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.

Magee vs Lucedale

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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