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About Gautier
City in Mississippi, United StatesGautier ( GOH-SHAY) is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico west of Pascagoula. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Gautier had a population of 19,024. In 2002, Gautier had annexed land more than doubling its area. Gautier is a bedroom resort community surrounded by bayous and wetlands on three sides. The natural environment of Gautier offers many opportunities for recreation and eco-tourism. The Gulf Coast region, of which Gautier is a part, has been considered a relatively high growth area of the state; however, the loss of houses and jobs after Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, led to outmigratio…
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How Gautier ranks
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Housing in Gautier
The typical Gautier home is worth about $194,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the Mississippi typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Gautier
Safety Grade C
Gautier reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 71% report less.
Health in Gautier
Compared with Mississippi
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Gautier tracks Mississippi closely.
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Schools in Gautier
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The public schools Gautier’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MS. Ratings are from neighbors.
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