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About Natchez
City in Mississippi, United StatesNatchez ( NATCH-iz) is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 census. Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisiana, Natchez was a prominent city in the antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade. Natchez is approximately 90 miles (140 km) southwest of the capital of Jackson and 85 miles (137 km) north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, located on the lower Mississippi River. Natchez is the 28th-largest city in the state. The city was named for the Natchez people, who, with their ancestors, inhabited much of the area from the 8th century AD through the French colonial pe…
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Housing in Natchez
The typical Natchez home is worth about $115,000, down 8.5% in a year, 42% below the Mississippi typical home.
A buyer's market
Health in Natchez
Health Grade D
Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 50% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Mississippi
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Schools in Natchez
All Natchez schools →School Grade C
The public schools Natchez’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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