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%

Soso$990/mo

Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $882/mo · Housing →

Algoma$1,650/mo

Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $864/mo · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Algoma and Soso.

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

SosoAlgoma

Snow a year0″1″

January low35°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)244d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 47th

Outdoors & history

SosoAlgoma

Archive photos—2

Famous people born here—1

Community

SosoAlgoma

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

168 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SosoMS AlgomaMS

Soso ↔ Algoma168 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

SosoAlgoma

People

Population 431Lowest 897Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +19.5%

Median age 34.6±8.5Lowest 10% below MS 36.7±4.9Highest 5% below MS

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

Kids under 18 28.3%±4.4Highest MS: 23.3% 23.5%±5Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 15.5%±0.2Highest MS: 17.2% 15.4%±4.4Lowest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.1%Highest MS: 25.1% 28.6%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±3.6Lowest MS: 6.1% 5.2%±4.2Highest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,250±$35kLowest 9% below MS $58,125±$24kHighest about the MS average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $148,800±$55kLowest 12% below MS $186,500±$50kHighest 10% above MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $882±$310Highest 8% below MS $864±$261Lowest 9% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $914 25% below MS —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.4%±85.2Highest MS: 51.3% 17.9%±51.2Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 7.3%Highest MS: 18.9% 5%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.3%Lowest MS: 70% 89.4%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 10 yrs older than MS 1998Highest 12 yrs newer than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 9% below MS 24 minHighest 5% below MS

Work from home 2.4%±3.4Lowest MS: 5.9% 4.3%±4.6Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Laurel (32%)Pontotoc (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlgomaFew work in Soso

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.2Highest 5.5Lowest

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.

Soso vs Algoma

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Algoma

What daily life feels like in each

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