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About Petal
City in Mississippi, United StatesPetal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, along the Leaf River. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,454 in the 2010 census, increasing to 11,010 in the 2020 census.
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Housing in Petal
The typical Petal home is worth about $226,000, up 2.7% in a year, 14% above the Mississippi typical home.
Safety in Petal
Safety Grade A
Petal reports less crime per resident than 86% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Petal
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The public schools Petal’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 99% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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