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%

Terry$1,500/mo

Typical home $257K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,313/mo · Housing →

Ecru$1,240/mo

Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $797/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Terry and Ecru.

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

BTerryBetter than 58% of districts in the state BEcruBetter than 64% of districts in the state

Health

C−TerryHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns C−EcruHealthier than 17% 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

TerryEcru

Snow a year1″1″

January low37°F —

July high92°F —

Growing season (days)250d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th 39th

Outdoors & history

TerryEcru

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land26.5%—

Settled1811 —

National Register places4 —

Archive photos12 7

Famous people born here5 1

Community

TerryEcru

Library hours a week35 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

171 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TerryMS EcruMS

Terry ↔ Ecru171 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

TerryEcru

People

Population 1,620Highest 1,550Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +22.7%Highest +0.7%Lowest

Median age 29.3±6Lowest 24% below MS 33.3±10.2Highest 14% below MS

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

Kids under 18 38.5%±22.3Highest MS: 23.3% 32.5%±3.8Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 8.8%±4.9Lowest MS: 17.2% 11.5%±1Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.9%Highest MS: 25.1% 23.5%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.9%±7.6Highest MS: 6.1% 2.9%±1.6Lowest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,734±$8kLowest 15% below MS $65,000±$35kHighest 15% above MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,100±$30kLowest 5% below MS $196,700±$35kHighest 16% above MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,313±$381Highest 38% above MS $797±$173Lowest 16% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,163Highest 4% below MS $993Lowest 18% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Lowest MS: 51.3% 43.4%±11.9Highest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 13.7%Lowest MS: 18.9% 16.1%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Highest MS: 70% 75.4%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 12 yrs newer than MS 2002Highest 16 yrs newer than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 25% above MS 27 minLowest 5% above MS

Work from home 2.2%±1.7Lowest MS: 5.9% 7.3%±9.7Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 9.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 6.93Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (38%)Tupelo (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EcruFew work in Terry

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 26.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 17.0Highest 15.7Lowest

Schools

School district Hinds County School DistrictPONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Terry High SchoolNorth Pontotoc High School

Students per teacherat that high school 14.7Highest 11.3Lowest

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.

Terry vs Ecru

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Terry

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

171 miles apart

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