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Durant’s story
Durant in pictures
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DurantMS
A town of 2,103. Healthier than 98% of U.S. towns.
Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0
Population
2,103
−16.5% since 2010
Typical home
$72K
−10.6% in a year
Household income
$30K
median
Median age
35.6
years
Jobs based here
358
A commuter town
What makes Durant stand out
The 2 things Durant does most differently from other towns.
A shrinking town
Durant has shrunk 16.5% since 2010
2,673 people in 2010; 2,103 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Durant’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Durant. Another town gets a different order.
Health
Healthier than 2% of U.S. towns
Durant beats the Mississippi average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
D−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Mississippi
3 better9 too close to call20 worse
| What stands out | Durant | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.4% | 13.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 23.5% | 11.2% |
Holmes County Hospital and Clinics
9.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
11th
percentile among MS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing
A typical Durant home is worth about $72K
The typical Durant home is worth about $72,000, down 10.6% in a year, 64% below the Mississippi typical home.
$72KZillow home value
Typical home value
Durant$72K
Mississippi$198K
−10.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Durant
Most working residents leave Durant for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (8%), Kosciusko (5%) and Lexington (3%). Half commute less than 37 miles.
6%work in town
Where working residents work
In Durant6%
Jackson8%
Kosciusko5%
Lexington3%
Ridgeland3%
37 mi
median commute distance
358
jobs based in Durant
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Durant has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter37–58°
Spring52–75°
Summer69–90°
Fall52–77°
Nov 11
typical first frost
Mar 18
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools
Durant’s public schools outperform 47% of Mississippi districts
The public schools Durant’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durant Elementary School | K–5 | 242 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesInland floodingCold waves
4
paid flood claims since 1983
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Durant for work
Where Durant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
358jobs based in Durant
6%of working residents work in town
37 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Durant
6 notable people were born in Durant.
B
Buford McGeeAmerican football player · born 1960D
D.J. MontgomeryAmerican football player · born 1996M
Minerva Hamilton HoytAmerican horticulturalist, socialite, and civic activist · 1866–1945T
Thomas Howell BinfordThomas Howell Binford; b. Aug. 25, 1896, Durant, Miss.; naval officer; assisted in establishing Enlisted Wave Program, 1942 · 1896–1973A
Amanda Roselee Chesteen Ware1859–1943W
Walter JacksonAmerican sculptor · born 1940About Durant
City in Mississippi, United States
Durant is a city near the central eastern border of Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, and Big Black River. The town was founded in 1858 as a station on the Mississippi Central Railroad, later part of the Illinois Central. Durant was named for Louis Durant, a Choctaw chief who had lived on this site before the United States undertook Indian Removal in the 1830s, forcing him and most of the Choctaw to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, Durant had a population of 2,231. About 3 miles away is the Castalian Springs Hotel, believed in 2020 to be the only surviving such spa structure in the state. A dozen mineral springs resorts were identified in the W…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 2,231
- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 259 ft
- ZIP code
- 39063
- Area code
- 662
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