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About Ripley
City in Mississippi, United StatesRipley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ripley had a population of 5,462. It is the county seat of Tippah County. Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of authors William Faulkner and John Faulkner, was a prominent resident of Ripley in the mid to late-19th century. W.C. Falkner's exploits in and around Ripley served as the model for Faulkner's character of Colonel John Sartoris. Ripley is located in the Hills region of North Mississippi, an important region for the birth of American music. The area is known as the birthplace of the hill country blues.
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Housing in Ripley
The typical Ripley home is worth about $149,000, up 1.5% in a year, 25% below the Mississippi typical home.
Schools in Ripley
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The public schools Ripley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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