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%

Quitman$600/mo

Typical home $105K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $828/mo · Housing →

Caledonia$1,450/mo

Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $1,042/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,200 a year, between Caledonia and Quitman.

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

CQuitmanBetter than 30% of districts in the state ACaledoniaBetter than 89% of districts in the state

Health

C−QuitmanHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns B+CaledoniaHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns

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

QuitmanCaledonia

Snow a year0″1″

January low—33°F

July high—92°F

Growing season (days)—222d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd 60th

Outdoors & history

QuitmanCaledonia

Trails—2 mi

Conserved land—31.5%

Settled1839 —

National Register places9 —

Famous people born here9 —

Community

QuitmanCaledonia

Library hours a week39 hrs 24 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

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

QuitmanMS CaledoniaMS

Quitman ↔ Caledonia116 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

QuitmanCaledonia

People

Population 2,161Highest 1,414Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.3%Lowest +9%Highest

Median age 38.3±6.9Highest about the MS average 33.9±7.6Lowest 12% below MS

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

Kids under 18 22.6%±5.9Lowest MS: 23.3% 34.2%±8.1Highest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 24.9%±5.2Highest MS: 17.2% 11.6%±1Lowest MS: 17.2%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.5%Lowest MS: 25.1% 30.1%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±0.9Lowest MS: 6.1% 2.8%±1.7Highest MS: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,538±$5kLowest 16% below MS $82,806±$13kHighest 47% above MS

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $118,900±$26kLowest 30% below MS $203,300±$52kHighest 20% above MS

Rentmedian gross, monthly $828±$81Lowest 13% below MS $1,042±$143Highest 9% above MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $718Lowest 41% below MS $784Highest 35% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66%±16.9Highest MS: 51.3% 9.2%±15.6Lowest MS: 51.3%

Below poverty line 27.7%Highest MS: 18.9% 10.2%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65%Highest MS: 70% 63.1%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 13 yrs older than MS 1986Highest same as MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 21% above MS 23 minLowest 11% below MS

Work from home 7.1%±6.6Highest MS: 5.9% 6.4%±4.1Lowest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 25.3%Highest 2.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.40Highest 0.40Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Meridian (21%)Columbus (38%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CaledoniaFew work in Quitman

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 31.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.0Highest 17.3Lowest

Schools

School district Quitman School DistrictLowndes County School District

High school in town Quitman High SchoolCaledonia High School

Students per teacherat that high school 27.0Highest 12.6Lowest

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.

Quitman vs Caledonia

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $850 more a month in Caledonia

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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