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West Point vs Grenada

67 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+35% in Grenada) and growth since 2010 (+7.6 pts in Grenada).

West Point, MSAn outdoors townMississippi · 9,900 people

Grenada, MSA regional job hubMississippi · 12,375 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.

West PointAn outdoors town

Outdoors#15 most trails in MS6.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

History24 archive photos & papers10 places on the National Register All about West Point →

GrenadaA regional job hub

Work7,909 jobsbased in Grenada, a regional job hub Schools#12 for schools in MSof 92 towns

HistorySettled in 183614 places on the National Register All about Grenada →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+35%

Tax bills are bigger in Grenada

Grenada $1,398West Point $1,034

Growth since 2010+7.6 pts

Grenada has grown faster since 2010

Grenada -3%West Point -10.6%

Work in town+13.8 pts

More of Grenada’s workers stay in town

Grenada 45%West Point 31.2%

Bachelor’s degree++9.1 pts

More adults in Grenada have a degree

Grenada 25.3%West Point 16.2%

★ What stands out · 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%

West Point$890/mo

Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $746/mo · Housing →

Grenada$800/mo

Typical home $132K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $802/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between West Point and Grenada.

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

Grenada places higher on 15 of 21 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

C−West PointSafer than 16% of U.S. towns –GrenadaNot graded

Schools

C+West PointBetter than 36% of districts in the state B−GrenadaBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

D−West PointHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns DGrenadaHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns

5West Point

15Grenada

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 92 towns #68#12 Highest graduation rateSchools · 93 towns #50#92 Most trailsOutdoors · 64 towns #15#43 Lowest property taxCost of living · 102 towns #28#65 Most educatedPeople · 104 towns #84#48 Fewest smokersHealth · 104 towns #84#52 Shortest commuteGetting around · 104 towns #38#8 Highest incomeIncome · 102 towns #87#59

Left end = #1 in Mississippi. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of West Point’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

West PointGrenada

Snow a year0″1″

January low—31°F

July high—92°F

Growing season (days)—222d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd 78th

Outdoors & history

West PointGrenada

Trails7 mi 6 mi

Conserved land0.7%2%

Settled—1836

National Register places10 14

Archive photos24 —

Famous people born here35 —

Community

West PointGrenada

Library hours a week39 hrs 37 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

67 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

West PointMS GrenadaMS

West Point ↔ Grenada67 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

West PointGrenada

People

Population 9,900Lowest 12,375Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.6%Lowest -3%Highest

Median age 36.8±2.1Lowest 5% below MS 37.4±1.9Highest 3% below MS

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

Kids under 18 24.1%±2.7Lowest MS: 23.3% 24.5%±3.2Highest MS: 23.3%

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

Age 65+ 20.1%±2.8Highest MS: 17.2% 17.6%±2.3Lowest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.2%Lowest MS: 25.1% 25.3%Highest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±2.3Lowest MS: 6.1% 7%±2.3Highest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $38,064±$6kLowest 33% below MS $46,303±$7kHighest 18% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,900±$18kHighest 9% below MS $145,600±$31kLowest 14% below MS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $746±$151Lowest 22% below MS $802±$90Highest 16% below MS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,034Lowest 15% below MS $1,398Highest 15% above MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57%±15Highest MS: 51.3% 51.6%±13.1Lowest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 25.6%Lowest MS: 18.9% 26.6%Highest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60.9%Highest MS: 70% 56.3%Lowest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 11 yrs older than MS 1976Highest 10 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 20% below MS 17 minLowest 34% below MS

Work from home 3.7%±2.9Lowest MS: 5.9% 4.1%±3.5Highest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 31.2%Lowest 45%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Lowest 1.69Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (9%)Greenwood (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GrenadaFew work in West Point

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miHighest 5.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.1 23.1

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #68 of 92 in MS #12 of 92 in MS

School district West Point Consolidated School DistrictGrenada School District

High school in town West Point High SchoolGrenada High School

Students per teacherat that high school 12.4Lowest 13.4Highest

Mississippi average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

West Point vs Grenada

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grenada places higher on 15 of 21 MS lists

What daily life feels like in each

67 miles apart

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