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Thaxton vs Enterprise

149 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.7× in Enterprise) and street grid (11× in Enterprise).

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Thaxton, MSHomes around $240KMississippi · 688 people
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Enterprise, MSA history townMississippi · 438 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.

ThaxtonHomes around $240K
Housing$240K typical home22% above the MS typical home All about Thaxton →
EnterpriseA history town
HistorySettled in 183423 places on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 98%of MS districts Work401 jobsbased in Enterprise, a regional job hub All about Enterprise →
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 worker15.7×
Enterprise is more of a job hub
Enterprise 2.51Thaxton 0.16
Street grid11×
Enterprise has the more walkable street grid
Enterprise 25.4Thaxton 2.3
Home values2×
Homes cost more in Thaxton
Thaxton $231,500Enterprise $114,000
Kids under 18+14.1 pts
Enterprise has more kids
Enterprise 33.1%Thaxton 19%
Growth since 2010+13.3 pts
Thaxton has grown faster since 2010
Thaxton +7.6%Enterprise -5.7%
Average commute6 min
Thaxton has the shorter commute
Enterprise 34 minThaxton 28 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Thaxton

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.

Thaxton$1,370/mo
Typical home $240K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $820/mo · Housing →
Enterprise$940/mo
Typical home $155K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Thaxton and Enterprise.

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
–ThaxtonNot graded A+EnterpriseBetter than 98% 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
ThaxtonEnterprise
Snow a year1″1″
January low—36°F
July high—93°F
Growing season (days)—239d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th75th
Outdoors & history
ThaxtonEnterprise
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1834
National Register places—23
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—2
Community
ThaxtonEnterprise
Library hours a week—19 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

149 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ThaxtonMSEnterpriseMS
Thaxton ↔ Enterprise149 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.

ThaxtonEnterprise
People
Population 688Highest 438Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.6%Highest -5.7%Lowest
Median age 36±15.3Lowest 7% below MS 37±9.6Highest 4% below MS
Enterprise and Thaxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19%±2.6Lowest MS: 23.3% 33.1%±3.7Highest MS: 23.3%
Age 65+ 16.9%±1.6Highest MS: 17.2% 10.5%±8.5Lowest MS: 17.2%
Thaxton and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.2%Lowest MS: 25.1% 27.9%Highest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.5Lowest MS: 6.1% 5.3%±4.6Highest MS: 6.1%
Enterprise and Thaxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,500±$27kHighest 37% above MS $63,125±$14kLowest 12% above MS
Thaxton and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $231,500±$51kHighest 36% above MS $114,000±$35kLowest 33% below MS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $820±$69Lowest 14% below MS $975±$520Highest about the MS average
Enterprise and Thaxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,297Highest 7% above MS $1,183Lowest about the MS average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.3%±94.2Highest MS: 51.3% 11.1%±100Lowest MS: 51.3%
Thaxton and Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Highest MS: 18.9% 9.1%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.4%Highest MS: 70% 78.8%Lowest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 7 yrs newer than MS 1976Lowest 10 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 9% above MS 34 minHighest 34% above MS
Work from home 1.3%±1.8Lowest MS: 5.9% 4.2%±4.9Highest MS: 5.9%
Enterprise and Thaxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 2.51Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pontotoc (22%)Meridian (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EnterpriseFew work in Thaxton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 25.4Highest
Schools
School district —Enterprise
High school in town —Enterprise High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.4
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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