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Shubuta vs Benoit

182 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.8× in Shubuta) and property tax bill (2.1× in Benoit).

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Shubuta, MSHomes around $99KMississippi · 553 people
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Benoit, MSA history townMississippi · 509 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.

ShubutaHomes around $99K
Housing$99K typical home50% below the MS typical home History7 archive photos & papers5 places on the National Register All about Shubuta →
BenoitA history town
History17 archive photos & papers1 place on the National Register All about Benoit →
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 worker8.8×
Shubuta is more of a job hub
Shubuta 0.97Benoit 0.11
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Benoit
Benoit $1,040Shubuta $497
Street grid2×
Benoit has the more walkable street grid
Benoit 31.4Shubuta 15.8
Average commute8 min
Shubuta has the shorter commute
Benoit 42 minShubuta 34 min
Typical home built21 yrs
Benoit’s homes are older
Shubuta 1979Benoit 1958
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Benoit

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.

Shubuta$570/mo
Typical home $99K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →
Benoit$1,080/mo
Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $455/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Benoit and Shubuta.

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
ShubutaBenoit
Snow a year0″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th65th
Outdoors & history
ShubutaBenoit
National Register places51
Archive photos717
Famous people born here34
Community
ShubutaBenoit
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

182 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ShubutaMSBenoitMS
Shubuta ↔ Benoit182 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.

ShubutaBenoit
People
Population 553Highest 509Lowest
Median age 36.1±13.2Lowest 6% below MS 39.7±11.1Highest about the MS average
Benoit and Shubuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±8.4Lowest MS: 23.3% 35.2%±11Highest MS: 23.3%
Benoit and Shubuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±6.6Highest MS: 17.2% 15.5%±9.9Lowest MS: 17.2%
Shubuta and Benoit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.2%Lowest MS: 25.1% 11.7%Highest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.6Lowest MS: 6.1% 4.3%±4.1Highest MS: 6.1%
Benoit and Shubuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,000±$14k about the MS average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,700±$23kHighest 50% below MS $83,100±$75kLowest 51% below MS
Shubuta and Benoit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $663±$143Highest 31% below MS $455±$174Lowest 52% below MS
Shubuta and Benoit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $497Lowest 59% below MS $1,040Highest 14% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MS: 51.3% 100%±100Highest MS: 51.3%
Benoit and Shubuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.9%Lowest MS: 18.9% 38.3%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.6%Lowest MS: 70% 81.7%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs older than MS 1958Lowest 28 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minLowest 31% above MS 42 minHighest 63% above MS
Work from home 0%±7.6Lowest MS: 5.9% 1.5%±2.8Highest MS: 5.9%
Benoit and Shubuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Laurel (19%)Cleveland (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BenoitFew work in Shubuta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.8Lowest 31.4Highest
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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