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−WigginsSafer than 19% of U.S. towns –BondNot graded

Schools

A−WigginsBetter than 80% of districts in the state –BondNot graded

Health

DWigginsHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns –BondNot graded

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

WigginsBond

Snow a year0″0″

January low41°F 39°F

July high90°F 91°F

Growing season (days)260d 257d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th 88th

Outdoors & history

WigginsBond

Trails3 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled1904 —

Famous people born here7 —

Community

WigginsBond

Library hours a week40 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.

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Only big differences vs Mississippi average

WigginsBond

People

Population 4,293Highest 636Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.7% —

Median age 42.3±3.5Lowest 10% above MS 43.1±13.2Highest 12% above MS

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

Kids under 18 18.9%±4.5Lowest MS: 23.3% 36.9%±13.4Highest MS: 23.3%

Age 65+ 13.9%±4Highest MS: 17.2% 2.4%±8.4Lowest MS: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Highest MS: 25.1% 0%Lowest MS: 25.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±2.9Lowest MS: 6.1% 6.9%±7.7Highest MS: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,870±$13kHighest 12% below MS $49,385±$14kLowest 13% below MS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,700±$18k 34% below MS —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $883±$58 7% below MS —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,236Highest about the MS average $930Lowest 23% below MS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.4%±22.1Lowest MS: 51.3% 100%±100Highest MS: 51.3%

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

Below poverty line 24.8%Highest MS: 18.9% 3.8%Lowest MS: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.8%Lowest MS: 70% 92.3%Highest MS: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 8 yrs older than MS 1966Lowest 20 yrs older than MS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest about the MS average 17 minLowest 32% below MS

Work from home 0.2%±1.2Highest MS: 5.9% 0%±5.1Lowest MS: 5.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 28.5%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miLowest 33.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.97Highest 0.54Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Hattiesburg (9%)Wiggins (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bond19% work in Wiggins

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.8Highest 21.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #16 of 92 in MS—

School district Stone County School District—

High school in town Stone High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 12.6 —

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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