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.

Safety

DTupeloSafer than 9% of U.S. towns BClintonSafer than 62% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+TupeloBetter than 74% of districts in the state AClintonBetter than 93% of districts in the state

Health

C+TupeloHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns B+ClintonHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns

8Tupelo

15Clinton

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 104 towns #18#104 Most trailsOutdoors · 64 towns #6#56 SafestSafety · 41 towns #38#8 Shortest commuteGetting around · 104 towns #15#65 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 32 towns #27#12 Most activeHealth · 104 towns #35#11 Best schoolsSchools · 92 towns #41#22 Most remote workersWork · 102 towns #40#20

Left end = #1 in Mississippi. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Tupelo’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Tupelo$1,270/mo

Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $976/mo · Housing →

Clinton$1,400/mo

Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,118/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Clinton and Tupelo.

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

TupeloClinton

Snow a year0″1″

January low—37°F

July high—92°F

Growing season (days)—245d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th 63rd

Outdoors & history

TupeloClinton

Trails33 mi 4 mi

Conserved land4%6.7%

Settled1860 1823

National Register places20 4

Archive photos18 12

Famous people born here57 20

Community

TupeloClinton

Library hours a week57 hrs 47 hrs

Colleges in town—1

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

162 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TupeloMS ClintonMS

Tupelo ↔ Clinton162 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

TupeloClinton

People

Population 37,791Highest 27,195Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.8%Lowest +11.4%Highest

Median age 38.3±1.1Highest about the MS average 35.3±2.4Lowest 9% below MS

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

Kids under 18 23.8%±1.9Lowest MS: 23.3% 26.5%±2.6Highest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 17%±1.4Highest MS: 17.2% 14.5%±1.6Lowest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.5%Lowest MS: 25.1% 47.8%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1Lowest MS: 6.1% 11.6%±1.4Highest MS: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,257±$4kLowest 17% above MS $74,745±$5kHighest 32% above MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,800±$8kLowest 25% above MS $225,800±$9kHighest 33% above MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $976±$74Lowest about the MS average $1,118±$60Highest 17% above MS

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,651Lowest 36% above MS $1,728Highest 42% above MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.9%±7.6Highest MS: 51.3% 48.8%±7.2Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 15.1%Highest MS: 18.9% 9.6%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.4%Lowest MS: 70% 68.4%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 5 yrs older than MS 1982Highest 4 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 30% below MS 24 minHighest 5% below MS

Work from home 6%±1.8Lowest MS: 5.9% 8%±2.1Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 52.8%Highest 13.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 10.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.48Highest 0.71Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Oxford (2%)Jackson (36%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ClintonFew work in Tupelo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4%Lowest 6.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 33.1 miHighest 4.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 5Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.9Highest 25.4Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #41 of 92 in MS #22 of 92 in MS

School district Tupelo Public School DistrictClinton Public School District

High school in town Tupelo High SchoolClinton High School

Students per teacherat that high school 13.9Lowest 15.3Highest

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.

Tupelo vs Clinton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Clinton places higher on 15 of 23 MS lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

162 miles apart

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