A town of 5,806. A typical home worth about $210K.
The 3 things Pontotoc does most differently from other towns.
Where Pontotoc’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Pontotoc. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Pontotoc home is worth about $210,000, up 7.7% in a year, 6% above the Mississippi typical home.
The public schools Pontotoc’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc Elementary School | PK–2 | 657 | Not graded |
| DT Cox Elementary School | 3–4 | 354 | A |
| Ivy Greene Academy Private | 3 | 36 | |
| Pontotoc Jr High School | 7–8 | 361 | A− |
| Pontotoc Middle School | 5–6 | 316 | B |
| Pontotoc High School | 9–13 | 712 | B |
Pontotoc beats the Mississippi average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Pontotoc | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 18.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.6% |
About one in 4 of Pontotoc’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tupelo (20%), Ecru (7%) and New Albany (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Pontotoc reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less.
Pontotoc has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
1.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Howard Stafford Park | 0.5 mi | 23 |
| 2. Terry Chewe Municipal Park | 0.2 mi | 25 |
| 3. Pontotoc Court Square | 0.2 mi | 1 |
13 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
20 notable people were born in Pontotoc.
City in Mississippi, United States
Pontotoc is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, located to the west of the larger city of Tupelo. Its population was 5,640 at the 2020 census. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word that means, "Land of the Hanging Grapes". A section of the city largely along Main Street and Liberty Street has been designated the Pontotoc Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Treaty of Pontotoc Site is also listed on the National Register. The Treaty of Pontotoc Creek, part of U.S. president Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal policy, ceded millions of acres of Native American lands and relocated the Chicakasaw west of the Mississippi River.
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