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%

Sidon$460/mo

Typical home $85K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.24% · Housing →

Arcola$470/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 0.23% · or rent about $483/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

–SidonNot graded C−ArcolaBetter than 20% of districts in the state

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

SidonArcola

Snow a year1″0″

January low35°F 34°F

July high91°F 92°F

Growing season (days)255d 250d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th 44th

Outdoors & history

SidonArcola

Settled1829 —

Archive photos5 4

Famous people born here3 —

Community

SidonArcola

Library hours a week—12 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

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SidonMS ArcolaMS

Sidon ↔ Arcola40 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

SidonArcola

People

Population 186Lowest 204Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -38.9% —

Median age 40.7±37.6Highest 5% above MS 40.5±12Lowest 5% above MS

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

Kids under 18 10.8%±21.1Lowest MS: 23.3% 31.9%±13.6Highest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 14.5%±22.5Lowest MS: 17.2% 26%±16.8Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest MS: 25.1% 13.4%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±10.9Highest MS: 6.1% 3.4%±8.9Lowest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $21,979±$6kLowest 61% below MS $27,875±$11kHighest 51% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,900±$18kLowest 51% below MS $87,000±$28kHighest 49% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $483±$196 49% below MS

Property taxmedian, yearly $199 84% below MS $199 84% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MS: 51.3% 45.5%±100Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 12.9%Lowest MS: 18.9% 43.1%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.9%Highest MS: 70% 68.2%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs older than MS 1974Lowest 12 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 29 min 14% above MS

Work from home 0%±36.8 MS: 5.9% 0%±25 MS: 5.9%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.13Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Greenwood (48%)Greenville (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArcolaFew work in Sidon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.0 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 218Highest 149Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Sidon vs Arcola

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