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1911
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About Laurel
City in Mississippi, United StatesLaurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. Laurel is northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse. It has the second county courthouse, as Jones County has two judicial districts. Laurel is the headquarters of the Jones County Sheriff's Department, which has jurisdiction in the county. Laurel is the principal city of a micropolitan statistical area named for it. Its major employers include Howard Industries, Sanderson Farms, Masonite International, Family Health Center, Howse Implement, Thermo-Kool, and South Central Regional Medical Cent…
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How Laurel ranks
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Housing in Laurel
The typical Laurel home is worth about $140,000, down 2.2% in a year, 29% below the Mississippi typical home.
Safety in Laurel
Safety Grade D-
Laurel reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
Health in Laurel
Compared with Mississippi
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Schools in Laurel
All Laurel schools →School Grade B
The public schools Laurel’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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