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New Augusta vs Edwards

121 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (24.6× in New Augusta) and street grid (2.7× in Edwards).

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New Augusta, MSA regional job hubMississippi · 590 people
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Edwards, MSHomes around $135KMississippi · 930 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.

New AugustaA regional job hub
Work452 jobsbased in New Augusta, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 28%of MS districts Housing$152K typical home23% below the MS typical home All about New Augusta →
EdwardsHomes around $135K
Housing$135K typical home32% below the MS typical home All about Edwards →
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.

Jobs per worker24.6×
New Augusta is more of a job hub
New Augusta 2.71Edwards 0.11
Street grid2.7×
Edwards has the more walkable street grid
Edwards 41.1New Augusta 15.4
Growth since 2010+10.2 pts
Edwards has grown faster since 2010
Edwards -3.8%New Augusta -14%
★ 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.

New Augusta$890/mo
Typical home $152K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →
Edwards$770/mo
Typical home $135K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between New Augusta and Edwards.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
CNew AugustaBetter than 28% of districts in the state –EdwardsNot graded
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
New AugustaEdwards
Snow a year1″0″
January low36°F38°F
July high94°F92°F
Growing season (days)239d269d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th56th
Outdoors & history
New AugustaEdwards
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land3.5%—
National Register places—2
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here—9
Community
New AugustaEdwards
Library hours a week—26 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

121 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

New AugustaMSEdwardsMS
New Augusta ↔ Edwards121 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.

New AugustaEdwards
People
Population 590Lowest 930Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14%Lowest -3.8%Highest
Median age 43.4±16.7Highest 12% above MS 41.2±15.7Lowest 7% above MS
New Augusta and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.9%±11.4Highest MS: 23.3% 26.7%±19.7Lowest MS: 23.3%
New Augusta and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.5%±6.4Lowest MS: 17.2% 19.1%±10.4Highest MS: 17.2%
Edwards and New Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.5%Highest MS: 25.1% 19.3%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±8.1Highest MS: 6.1% 1.5%±2.3Lowest MS: 6.1%
New Augusta and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $26,620±$6kLowest 53% below MS $34,722±$15kHighest 38% below MS
Edwards and New Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $84,700±$8kLowest 50% below MS $93,400±$14kHighest 45% below MS
Edwards and New Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $576Highest 53% below MS $519Lowest 57% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75.5%±46.3Highest MS: 51.3% 44.2%±27.6Lowest MS: 51.3%
New Augusta and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 37.7%Highest MS: 18.9% 23.2%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.6%Lowest MS: 70% 75.4%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 1 yr older than MS 1977Lowest 9 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest about the MS average 28 minHighest 11% above MS
Work from home 7.1%±8.4Highest MS: 5.9% 4.8%±5Lowest MS: 5.9%
New Augusta and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.8%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.71Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hattiesburg (31%)Jackson (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdwardsFew work in New Augusta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.4Lowest 41.1Highest
Schools
School district Perry County School District—
High school in town None in town—
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.

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