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%

Vicksburg$910/mo

Typical home $149K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $820/mo · Housing →

Corinth$1,060/mo

Typical home $182K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $601/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Corinth and Vicksburg.

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

Corinth places higher on 12 of 23 MS lists

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

DVicksburgSafer than 6% of U.S. towns DCorinthSafer than 12% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−VicksburgBetter than 45% of districts in the state B+CorinthBetter than 73% of districts in the state

Health

DVicksburgHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DCorinthHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns

10Vicksburg

12Corinth

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 104 towns #9#74 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 104 towns #88#29 Most remote workersWork · 102 towns #98#50 Lowest obesityHealth · 104 towns #86#46 Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #50#15 Cheapest rentCost of living · 99 towns #37#3 Fastest growingGrowth · 103 towns #87#53 Most new homesHousing · 88 towns #70#44

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

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

VicksburgCorinth

Snow a year0″1″

January low38°F 30°F

July high92°F 90°F

Growing season (days)269d 213d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th 59th

Outdoors & history

VicksburgCorinth

Trails9 mi 7 mi

Conserved land2.9%4.3%

Settled1825 1853

National Register places67 15

Archive photos18 —

Community

VicksburgCorinth

Library hours a week56 hrs 54 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

227 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VicksburgMS CorinthMS

Vicksburg ↔ Corinth227 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

VicksburgCorinth

People

Population 20,589Highest 14,323Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.6%Lowest +0.3%Highest

Median age 38.8±1.4Lowest about the MS average 41.9±3.5Highest 9% above MS

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

Kids under 18 24.6%±2.4Highest MS: 23.3% 22%±2.8Lowest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 17.7%±2Lowest MS: 17.2% 19.8%±2.4Highest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.1%Highest MS: 25.1% 25.1%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1.1Highest MS: 6.1% 3.2%±1.4Lowest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,781±$5kHighest 19% below MS $44,226±$4kLowest 22% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,900±$10kLowest 26% below MS $177,100±$24kHighest 4% above MS

Rentmedian gross, monthly $820±$81Highest 14% below MS $601±$108Lowest 37% below MS

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,317Highest 8% above MS $1,204Lowest about the MS average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.5%±7.1Highest MS: 51.3% 42.8%±10.3Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 26.8%Highest MS: 18.9% 18.7%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 55%Highest MS: 70% 50.5%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 19 yrs older than MS 1977Highest 9 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 32% below MS 19 minHighest 26% below MS

Work from home 0.3%±0.2Lowest MS: 5.9% 5.3%±2.6Highest MS: 5.9%

Work in townworking residents 41.5%Highest 35.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.58Lowest 1.62Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (9%)Tupelo (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorinthFew work in Vicksburg

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Lowest 4.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 9.2 miHighest 6.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.2Highest 31.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 92 in MS #47 of 92 in MS

School district Vicksburg Warren School DistrictAlcorn School District · Corinth School District

High school in town Vicksburg High SchoolCorinth High School

Students per teacherat that high school 13.2Lowest 13.8Highest

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.

Vicksburg vs Corinth

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Corinth places higher on 12 of 23 MS lists

What daily life feels like in each

227 miles apart

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