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About Tupelo
City in Mississippi, United StatesTupelo ( TOO-PUH-LOW) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1860, the population was 37,923 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Mississippi and is considered a commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of northern Mississippi. Tupelo was incorporated in 1870. The area had earlier been settled as "Gum Pond" along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. On February 7, 1934, Tupelo became the first city to receive power from the Tennessee Valley Authority, thus giving it the nickname "The First TVA City". Much of the city was devastated by a major tornado in 1936 that still ranks as one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history…
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Housing in Tupelo
The typical Tupelo home is worth about $215,000, up 5.6% in a year, 9% above the Mississippi typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Tupelo
Safety Grade D
Tupelo reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
Health in Tupelo
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Schools in Tupelo
All Tupelo schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Tupelo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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