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Town in Mississippi, United StatesDecatur is a town in and the county seat of Newton County, Mississippi. The population was 1,945 in the 2020 census. This town is named after war hero Stephen Decatur Jr.
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The typical Decatur home is worth about $174,000, about the same as a year ago, 12% below the Mississippi typical home.
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The public schools Decatur’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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