Petal 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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How Petal ranks

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#4Highest graduation rate in MS #3Safest in MS #17Highest income in MS All MS rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code39465

Area code601

Living in Petal

Housing in Petal

$226K▲ 2.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Petal home is worth about $226,000, up 2.7% in a year, 14% above the Mississippi typical home.

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Safety in Petal

Safety Grade A

Petal reports less crime per resident than 86% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Petal 0.3

Mississippi 2.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Petal 4.7

Mississippi 13.1

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Petal

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School Grade A+

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.

#25Best public schoolsof 92 in MS

DistrictPetal School DistrictSchools6

Petal Primary School D-Elementary · Grades PK–2 · 1,016 students Petal Elementary 3-4 A+Elementary · Grades 3–4 · 636 students Petal Middle School A+Middle · Grades 7–8 · 645 students Petal Upper Elementary A+Middle · Grades 5–6 · 632 students Petal High School AHigh · Grades 9–13 · 1,324 students DYNAMIC DYSLEXIA DESIGN

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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