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About Oxford
City in Mississippi, United StatesOxford is the 14th most populous city in Mississippi, United States, and the county seat of Lafayette County, 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Memphis. A college town, Oxford surrounds the University of Mississippi or "Ole Miss". Founded in 1837, the city is named after Oxford, England. Purchasing the land from a Chickasaw, pioneers founded Oxford in 1837. In 1841, the Mississippi State Legislature selected it as the site of the state's first university, Ole Miss. Oxford is also the hometown of Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner, and served as the inspiration for his fictional Jefferson in Yoknapatawpha County. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, who served as a US Supreme Court Just…
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Housing in Oxford
The typical Oxford home is worth about $416,000, up 3.3% in a year, 111% above the Mississippi typical home.
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Safety in Oxford
Safety Grade C+
Oxford reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less.
Health in Oxford
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.
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The public schools Oxford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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