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Richland vs Latimer

143 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (34.6× in Richland) and trails (9× in Richland).

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Richland, MSKnown for its schoolsMississippi · 7,346 people
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Latimer, MSOne of the healthiest townsMississippi · 6,756 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.

RichlandKnown for its schools
Schools#40 for schools in MSof 92 towns Work9,871 jobsbased in Richland, a regional job hub Housing$223K typical home13% above the MS typical home All about Richland →
LatimerOne of the healthiest towns
Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Latimer →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Jobs per worker34.6×
Richland is more of a job hub
Richland 3.46Latimer 0.10
Trails9×
Richland has more miles of trail
Richland 1.8 miLatimer 0.2 mi
Home values+51%
Homes cost more in Latimer
Latimer $189,400Richland $125,800
Growth since 2010+7.2 pts
Latimer has grown faster since 2010
Latimer +10.5%Richland +3.3%
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Latimer
Latimer $1,155Richland $926
Street grid+55%
Richland has the more walkable street grid
Richland 23.0Latimer 14.8
★ What stands out · Report cards

Richland places higher on 12 of 18 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.

Safety
BRichlandSafer than 61% of U.S. towns –LatimerNot graded
Schools
A+RichlandBetter than 95% of districts in the state –LatimerNot graded
Health
C+RichlandHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns DLatimerHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns
12Richland
6Latimer

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #50#100 Shortest commuteGetting around · 104 towns #30#70 Fewest smokersHealth · 104 towns #28#66 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 104 towns #103#67 HealthiestHealth · 104 towns #30#64 Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #6#32 Most affordableCost of living · 102 towns #40#68 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #32#55

Left end = #1 in Mississippi. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Richland’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Richland

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.

Richland$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,185/mo · Housing →
Latimer$1,090/mo
Typical home $189K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,122/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Richland and Latimer.

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
RichlandLatimer
Snow a year1″0″
January low37°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)245d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd90th
Outdoors & history
RichlandLatimer
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0.4%—
Settled1974—
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
RichlandLatimer
Library hours a week50 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

143 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RichlandMSLatimerMS
Richland ↔ Latimer143 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.

RichlandLatimer
People
Population 7,346Highest 6,756Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.3%Lowest +10.5%Highest
Median age 36.3±5.5Lowest 6% below MS 38.7±3.7Highest about the MS average
Latimer and Richland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.5%±5Highest MS: 23.3% 22.8%±3.7Lowest MS: 23.3%
Richland and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±4.5Highest MS: 17.2% 15.4%±2.2Lowest MS: 17.2%
Richland and Latimer 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% 17%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±2.6Highest MS: 6.1% 3.4%±1.8Lowest MS: 6.1%
Richland and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,558±$6kLowest 18% above MS $70,237±$11kHighest 24% above MS
Latimer and Richland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,800±$47kLowest 26% below MS $189,400±$15kHighest 12% above MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,185±$88Highest 24% above MS $1,122±$131Lowest 18% above MS
Richland and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $926Lowest 24% below MS $1,155Highest 5% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59%±24.4Highest MS: 51.3% 49%±25Lowest MS: 51.3%
Richland and Latimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.7%Lowest MS: 18.9% 16.1%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.9%Lowest MS: 70% 81.8%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Lowest 7 yrs newer than MS 1998Highest 12 yrs newer than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 23% below MS 25 minHighest 4% below MS
Work from home 3.6%±2.5Lowest MS: 5.9% 5%±2.6Highest MS: 5.9%
Latimer and Richland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.5%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.46Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (26%)Biloxi (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LatimerFew work in Richland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.0Highest 14.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #40 of 92 in MS—
School district Rankin County School District—
High school in town Richland High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.4 —
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.

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