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About Ellisville
City in Mississippi, United StatesEllisville is a town in and the first county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ellisville had a population of 4,652. The Jones County Courthouse is located here, as is much of the county government. The state legislature authorized a second county seat at Laurel, to the northeast, which developed as the center of lumber and textile mills, with a much larger population. Ellisville is part of the Laurel micropolitan statistical area.
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Housing in Ellisville
The typical Ellisville home is worth about $186,000, up 0.8% in a year, 6% below the Mississippi typical home.
Safety in Ellisville
Safety Grade B-
Ellisville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less.
Health in Ellisville
Health Grade D
Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 51% of towns with similar incomes.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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Schools in Ellisville
All Ellisville schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Ellisville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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