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Natchez vs Grenada

180 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.4× in Grenada) and street grid (2.4× in Natchez).

Natchez, MSA colonial town, settled 1716Mississippi · 14,192 people

Grenada, MSA regional job hubMississippi · 12,375 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.

NatchezA colonial town, settled 1716

HistorySettled in 171683 places on the National Register

Outdoors#17 most walkable in MS0.9 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health92% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Natchez →

GrenadaA regional job hub

Work7,909 jobsbased in Grenada, a regional job hub Schools#12 for schools in MSof 92 towns

HistorySettled in 183614 places on the National Register All about Grenada →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails6.4×

Grenada has more miles of trail

Grenada 5.8 miNatchez 0.9 mi

Street grid2.4×

Natchez has the more walkable street grid

Natchez 54.5Grenada 23.1

Growth since 2010+5.1 pts

Grenada has grown faster since 2010

Grenada -3%Natchez -8.1%

Typical home built12 yrs

Natchez’s homes are older

Grenada 1976Natchez 1964

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Natchez$700/mo

Typical home $115K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

Grenada$800/mo

Typical home $132K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $802/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Grenada and Natchez.

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

Grenada places higher on 10 of 20 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

CNatchezBetter than 30% of districts in the state B−GrenadaBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

DNatchezHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns DGrenadaHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns

9Natchez

10Grenada

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

Best schoolsSchools · 92 towns #73#12 Most walkableOutdoors · 104 towns #17#85 Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #45#92 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #46#92 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 104 towns #82#36 Highest incomeIncome · 102 towns #90#59 Most new homesHousing · 88 towns #74#51 Shortest commuteGetting around · 104 towns #27#8

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

NatchezGrenada

Snow a year0″1″

January low—31°F

July high—92°F

Growing season (days)—222d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 78th

Outdoors & history

NatchezGrenada

Trails1 mi 6 mi

Conserved land3.8%2%

Settled1716 1836

National Register places83 14

Community

NatchezGrenada

Library hours a week38 hrs 37 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

180 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NatchezMS GrenadaMS

Natchez ↔ Grenada180 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

NatchezGrenada

People

Population 14,192Highest 12,375Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.1%Lowest -3%Highest

Median age 38.3±3Highest about the MS average 37.4±1.9Lowest 3% below MS

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

Kids under 18 26.1%±2.6Highest MS: 23.3% 24.5%±3.2Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 21.8%±2.2Highest MS: 17.2% 17.6%±2.3Lowest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Highest MS: 25.1% 25.3%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.6Lowest MS: 6.1% 7%±2.3Highest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $36,735±$5kLowest 35% below MS $46,303±$7kHighest 18% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,400±$13kLowest 30% below MS $145,600±$31kHighest 14% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $806±$71Highest 16% below MS $802±$90Lowest 16% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,256Lowest 3% above MS $1,398Highest 15% above MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.8%±10.3Highest MS: 51.3% 51.6%±13.1Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 33.7%Highest MS: 18.9% 26.6%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 55.9%Lowest MS: 70% 56.3%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 22 yrs older than MS 1976Highest 10 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 25% below MS 17 minLowest 34% below MS

Work from home 3.8%±1.8Lowest MS: 5.9% 4.1%±3.5Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 40.4%Lowest 45%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Lowest 1.69Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (3%)Greenwood (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GrenadaFew work in Natchez

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 5.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.5Highest 23.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #73 of 92 in MS #12 of 92 in MS

School district Natchez-Adams School District · Instant Impact Global PrepGrenada School District

High school in town Natchez High SchoolGrenada High School

Students per teacherat that high school 12.1Lowest 13.4Highest

Mississippi average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Natchez vs Grenada

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grenada places higher on 10 of 20 MS lists

What daily life feels like in each

180 miles apart

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