The 10 Best Places To Live In Mississippi - Live, Retire, Work, Safe
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Mississippi offers an excellent quality of life with stunning natural scenery, outdoor recreational opportunities, cultural events and education, friendly people, and diverse attractions.
Hiking, boating, and camping are available at parks and public lands throughout the state.
Art and history museums dot the landscape, and acclaimed Mississippi authors frequently make appearances for public readings.
International performers entertain audiences in convention centers, auditoriums, theaters, and casinos.
Scenic roads and byways welcome travelers to changing scenery and festivals that occur almost every weekend of the year.
Mississippi is a melting pot of people from around the world, and new friends are always welcome.
Living in Mississippi puts residents at a confluence of Southern charm, innovation and cutting edge culture. Mississippi’s temperate climate and abundance of waterways make it a popular location for outdoor lovers.
Here are the 10 best places to live in Mississippi:
1. Oxford (best mid-sized city).
2. Starkville.
3. Petal (safest city).
4. Madison (best place for overall).
5. Ocean Springs (best seaside town).
6. Ridgeland.
7. Jackson (best place for business and careers).
8. Long Beach (best place to raise a family).
9. Clinton.
10. Olive Branch.
Thanks for watching this video. I hope it's useful for you.
(This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment).
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Jackson, MS born and raised, NO WAY they put Jackson on this list.... ESPECIALLY before Clinton!
Yeah I agree with you
Is Clinton a good place to live?
HOW IN GODS GREEN EARTH IS JACKSON MISSISSIPPI ON THIS LIST? THE PLACE IS THE 3RD WORST WHEN IT COMES TO CRIME! AND BRANDON ISN’T ON THERE, WE HAVE NOT HAD A MURDER IN 5 FREAKING YEARS!
Right 😂😂 if you live in Mississippi you know don’t go around Jackson light footed 😂
Brandon is the best
@@ryftyon144hz7 bruh i used to live in pearl, brandon is awesome.
@@00snelly you gotta stay strapped or get clapped, a murder happens almost every night in jackson
@@CypressCrossout nice
I've lived in Mississippi my whole life and I can say that Jackson should absolutely NOT be on this list. There are a lot of things to do in Jackson, but you don't want to live there and you don't want to be in certain areas alone night or day. There's at least one murder reported every day. Not exactly my idea of a good place to live.
How do you feel about a psychic living in Mississippi. Is Mississippi part of the Bible belt and would they try to persecute and kill me just because I am a psychic
@@TraciMoon this is the bible belt, but a lot of people aren't religious. There are a lot of more progressive cities. Hattiesburg MS is pretty progressive. Just avoid the real small towns. None of the places on this list are actually small towns. They're the most densely populated areas in the state. The real small towns tend to be more religious.
JACKSON is literally the 3rd worst city in the United States how in the heck did it make it?
@@TraciMoon wait, shouldn't you already know if it'll be okay?
True I live in Mississippi too
As someone who lives in MS, I would recommend taking Jackson off this list. The crime rate is terrible. I would not set foot in West or South Jackson unless you are wanting to get shot. You can hardly drive around because of all the potholes.
If u know about them potholes, you are definitely from Jackson
Lost me at Jackson, I live in Mississippi and that's a lie and yall know it. Lol you specifically said despite "Madison being close to jackson its a pretty good city", now why would you say that if you say its a good city????
if you are poor of color or poor white, it could be good and affordable.
Who made this video? It lists Jackson as the #7 best place to live in MS. Jackson is in the the top 5 most dangerous places in the US. It’s in the top 10 for murders.
The last murder we’ve had in my town in Caledonia was like in the 60s
@@lacey2922 The last murder in Jackson was about 20 minutes ago, no matter when you read this comment, the last murder was about 20 minutes ago. So if you read this comment in 3 hours or 3 days, the last murder was about 20 minutes ago.
so is moss point lot of killing.
sombrero1369 on god this list was definitely made by a person who knows nothing about Mississippi. Just walking around can get you killed or involved with crime. I should know I live half an hour away and go there just about everyday, it’s freaking dangerous.
@@hailstatefan4549 i live about 5 minutes away from south jackson, i dont go there without a weapon man
Moved to MS from Baltimore, MD; don't regret a thing. People here are so much more friendlier and the cost of living down here is much better.
JPD2574 lol I’m about to move from the Baltimore area too 😂
I'm coming from San Diego.
Me too, I'm coming from the Chicago area, my wife and myself and our two boys, (there grown now) has been visiting twice a year for a while now and we've been hooked just love the southern hospitality, a lot different than where I'm from.
@@morgannixon9812 please bring some 'Old Bay' and Royal Farms chicken sliders...those are the only things I'm starting to miss :(
JPD2574 lol I’m vegan so your on your own on that one 😂 I do like royal farms cheap gas!
Based off what you said about Jackson, I'd be interested to hear your take on Detroit
XD
Windy Hill Foundry
I think that would be interesting
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Yeah, Jackson sucks!
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4:49 "Residents here (Ocean Springs) earn a really high salary." *Proceeds to show pictures of a trailer park
I live in Ocean Springs. I dont have a clue where that trailer park is. I didnt even know there was one in town lol.
Parker Beall there is a house in my neighborhood that is 7600 square feet
@@TOUCHEDxBYxANxUNCLE its off 90 behind the twin pines hotel, kind of close to the hospital
Yea that's like the ONLY trailer park... lol the thing they don't say tho is high insurance and lots of flooding!
@@stephaniemarchant4644 That’s also true for Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach and any of the coastal cities. When I was shopping for home insurance, “We don’t insure south of I-10” was the usual answer.
THANK YOU, this is the first video I’ve ever seen about somebody talking good about Mississippi
Ocean springs ,Gulfport , Long Beach, Biloxi, the pass.... all good gulf coast towns to live in
So lovely to see a positive video about MS. Keep bringing the joy, MS rocks!!! 😇🥰🤠😎🥳
I’m so glad I live in Mississippi
I stay in Mississippi about 15 minutes from Oxford, Mississippi... I’ve thought about moving to Starkville, Ms recently... 🤔 my sister stay 15 minutes from Olive Branch, Ms and it is nice 👌🏽... Hernado, Ms and Pope, Ms is nice as well 😊 there’s a lake in Pope, Ms you’ll fall in love with trust me I know ❤️😊
Seriously Mississippi looks like a paradise in nature
Lol you think that
Jasmine Sherri Frazier : I don't know about anyone else but when I think of good ol Mississippi I think of good ol southern hospitality! Thumbs up👍 for Mississippi.
this is a good video. so nice to see my state portrayed in a positive way. keep up the good work!!!!
Andrew PittsDaRealist Hey, I'm not from MS but can I just say...
I respect the state and its kind, hardworking people and your state does have so much to offer including delicious food, lovely sceneries, affordable living so people like I can fulfill their dreams of buying their own homes, great talent, vibrant optimism, and so much healthy recreational activity for the family :)
I want you to know we care about our Southern brothers and sisters, you guys rock! 👍 😁 Especially Mississippians!
Love from far away in Connecticut which you can consider an ally to the state of Mississippi and it's awesome people :)
I agree. Well said.
5:47 "And, of course, the crispy catfish at the Trace Grill." But let's show a bowl of chili and some cornbread instead.#OfCourse
If they were to show the catfish platter they might have had to include one or two black people in this video.
Poorest state? The US considers 30k a year to be poverty. But due to low cost of living 30k is middle class in Mississippi. 500k house in any other state is about 120k-150k In Mississippi. Most mortgages here are more affordable than roach and rat infested apartments in other states.
SHINJINRUI just shin thank you for stating that... I’m so tired of the “poorest state” shit.. the stat should be “affordability”. I saw a post the other day where a 1200 sq ft shack on 2200 sq ft property was for sale for $2.7MILLION somewhere in Colorado.. $150-$200k home in mississippi goes a long way.. like you said. $30k a year gets you A LOT MORE in mississippi than it would in California..
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1) Oxford
2) Starkville
3) Petal
4) Madison
5)Ocean Springs
6)Ridgeland
7)Jackson
8)Long beach
9)Clinton
10)Olive Branch
Your welcome
Ha Petal.... hmmm maybe not
Thanks, indeed.
@@sniperkiller2k7yt85 not all of jackson is bad
_sweetcaroline_ 23 what about Brandon Mississippi?
_sweetcaroline_ 23 Yay I love in Ridgeland!
You couldn't pay me to live in Jackson
What’s a good area
@@msh5597 the area around the North Park Mall
I’m not from Mississippi but I love it and hope to live there. The people are wonderful. Southern hospitality and manners are real.
Mississippi is home of the blues
bety rainy how sad you can’t see the beauty. Live other places and you may change you world view. I have.
bety rainy And the Romans killed the Christians in the Coliseum but I can still find Rome a beautiful place. The thing about history is that you can find ugliness everywhere if you look for it. Or you can appreciate what is beautiful.
Yeah just don’t go to Jackson only because it’s the worst place in ms or any other capital’s
Ocean Springs is just like that
Ridgeland is also the healthiest town in Mississippi. Good bike trails etc. Also Jackson can be nice in certain areas like North Jackson but I wouldn't put it in the top ten. Flowood should have been on this list.
Thanks for that information. I’m looking to relocate to MS in the near future. Doing the Homework 📚 now . 💕👌🏾
Hi My Dad just moved to Long Beach several months ago from Boston, MA. He loves it. I visited and that was my first time to Mississippi. ❤️👍🏻😀
I grew up there. Most cities on the MS gulf coast aren’t bad. the coast is very different from most of MS though due to casinos etc
Live 2 miles from downtown Ocean Springs, and love it.
I love Oxford so much it's so fun to go to
Originally from Dallas Texas ..moved to Madison for about year and i loved it! So much beautiful scenery. Not like flat dry Texas . I'd move back for sure .
Crystal Becerra I also live in Madison such a beautiful city and more to do than what most ppl think safe and everything would never want to move
Stay it texas iant nun here
U left Texas for Mississippi💀💀
Crystal Becerra Dallas? FLAT DRY?! LMFAO
Simply Makayla lol
I used to live in a small town called chunky Mississippi and it was amazing, now I live in Colorado springs.
Chunky is about 15 miles from me. I learned to swim in the river. Newton county is my home forever. I'm 63.
I live in Mississippi. It has its good points as well as bad just like anywhere else.
Same
Agree with you on that
You like it there
@@jasoppenen9138 it’s all I’ve ever known. I’ve visited many different places and thought about moving but it’s home for now.
This is true.
I have lived in Southaven,MS my entire life 53 years and it is a great place to live other than the fact that Memphis,TN has infected the northern part of Southaven.
Randall Camburn true from Southaven too
Randall Camburn
I lived there too, I loved it
I was really shocked not to see Southaven, Laurel, or Hattiesburg...?! But they got Jackson which is rated the 5th worst in the country..?! I beg to differ this list :)
I'm from Olive Branch, but live in Southaven now.. the entire DeSoto county should be on this list, I love it here... A quick commute to the city life of Memphis, but an easy escape to a more relaxed vibe across the state line.. next time show more love to Southaven, Hornlake, and Hernando.. Olive Branch we made it tho ✌️
@@marquissmith7945 I'm from Clarksdale, and I live in Horn Lake now. I really enjoy living in DeSoto county, and I lived in Texas for about 7 years: San Antonio and DFW.
Very strange! In this video I only saw one person of color and that was a child facing away from the camera. That's not the Mississippi I saw when I was stationed in the south. Very strange.
Aye Starkville is only an hour away from me, good job Starkville
Lacey M I’m 3 hours away from it
Lacey M I live a bit far from it lol
20 hours away from Germany. Neighbourhood
How could you not include Gulfport/Biloxi??? Possibly the best area in Mississippi to live!!
THEY GAMBLE
Nah. Ocean Springs is Best Gulf Coast city. Both Gulfport and especially Biloxi aren’t the best.
surprised Hattiesburg didn't make it, it's got USM, Longleaf trace, whitewater rapids, zoo, best sportspark in the state
y’all stay forgetting ab Laurel,, we have a WHOLE hgtv show!!!
Katie Kitchens and Hattiesburg
Laurel
Ms
I saw Carthage is making progress.
If this keeps up, I might as well see it as third state capital of Mississippi after Natchez and Jackson.
Oxford is one of the most charming small towns in the entire country.
Im froom malaysia but i live on Mississippi jakson with my lovely husband.. Good place..
Great to hear, I just bought a house in Jackson and these comments are scaring me, saying that there's lots of crimes.
None of these places are “towns”.
An area to be considered a “town” it has to be a population of 2,000 and LOWER.
Anything above 2,000 is a SUB-CITY/CITY.
As of 2018:
Oxford: 24,528
Starkville: 25, 309
Petal: 10, 674
Madison: 25, 676
Ocean Springs: 17, 809
Ridgeland: 24, 188
Jackson: 164, 422
Long Beach: 15, 824
Clinton: 25, 179
Olive Branch: 38, 149
#GreenwoodianHere
What's the minimum to be classified as a city
Dude I live 28 minutes from greenwood
You forgot to put Magee on there... Magee,Mississippi is a nice town to live in... That's what I think!!!! Magee is my hometown!!!! Also Mendenhall is nice too!!!!
Terrific video! :-)
Is educational video is a great video for me
Im glad Jackson made the list. Im from there and I love the place both good and bad. Most of these small town are separated by railroad tracks. If you are from Mississippi you know what im talking about.
I live in Starkville, Mississippi and have stayed in Drew and Ruleville, Mississippi. Love it 💕
ah a person from starkville, just gotta love the place man wish i still lived in my old hood.
Hello, i am from Europe, exist maybe popular river beach on Missisipi?
@@HELESPONTify well Mississippi is mostly deciduous flatland forests besides the Tombiggie. We have tons of rivers and streams many Reservoirs and lakes.
Thanks!!
Delta man here, left for the Army 27 years ago and Greenwood is depressing now. It’s straight up poverty. My heart tugs me back to greenwood but every time I return I can’t wait to leave. It’s so sad to see such a beautiful town die.
Born in Laurel, MS 1984.....lived there till 1996. Came back in 2002 after HS graduation and stayed until 2004. Each time I left I moved to Tennessee. I still miss Laurel tho
And Laurel misses you son. Come on back now ya hear
Man Jackson got crapped on in the comments. That has to be coming from people from the suburbs because South Jackson is horrible but the rest is okay aside from a few blocks here and there that are rundown. A lot of the historical areas are very charming.
I wouldn't mind living in mississippi I'm really interested in laurel ms such a nice charming little town....
No, the crime rate is 3rd in the state
Is it me or is there a complete lack of diversity representation in this video?
Well would you look at that....the dummest race baiting comment I’ve seen all day...fuckin idiot
@@jonphillips4753 I was kidding.
Thank god lol
I want to live in Olive Branch 🕊. Seems pretty nice and peaceful. Can save on how much crazy taxes and sales tax I pay💵💵💵💵💵💵💵. As far as diversity. That’s ok . I’m diverse enough. 👌🏾💕
Ya think😁
So Long Beach and ocean springs closer to the top of Mississippi, instead of driving to Biloxi?
I live in southaven, in the olive branch area, my house is walking distance to the Memphis, tn. State line
North Mississippi is beautiful. Come to Tupelo.
Yo! I live in Amory
less flooding there?
DeSoto county
West Point
I live in petal and I didn’t expect it to be #3 on the list lol
Come to New Albany for a friendly environment.
sounds awful if you are joking
hell na dont go to new albany LMAOO
I agree
Long Beach is like 15 minutes from my house and that was not their high school
Long Beach is rough and dicey
Aaron Rush10 I live in Long Beach and love it. And where did they even find that school definitely not ours.
Yup! And if you don't have money... you don't live in Long Beach hunny ;) js y'all know it's true... full boots 👢 and high snoots 👃.. but still love my local communities
I LIVE IN ONE OF THE CITIES YOU LISTED!!♥️♥️♥️ btw i love it here
I live in Olive:>
I'm southern
How its winter down there, how low it gets, does it snow can let me know thanks
Andy Z well winter is typically not actually that bad, it’s coldest in january-march where i am, typically the lowest it gets is mid 20s, and ive never seen snow in my life, and ive always lived here. ive seen sleet though, and also, hurricanes aren’t uncommon. weve gotten like 6 just this season.
@@jorjarussell1517 ok thanks for you information, I'm going to see Jackson Mississippi, Brandon, Madison nex year thanks
Well, I hope go to live to Oxford when my life had finished. I think that is a good place wich you could rest in
Gracias por los subtitulos en español aún no se mucho ingles por eso muchas gracias
I love this place .. hope to live there i went in madesen ..rely very nice
By far, the town of French Camp is my favorite. Not much to do, but the people, the atmosphere, and the spiritual environment makes it amazing
My brother and a lot of my cousins went to school out there. Actually a lot of people from Memphis I know went there
No Hattiesburg 🤦🏿♂️
Antonio Wheeler right?!? Lol they really played us for some of these places!
I’m not through the video but there’s no Wayne county and I’m fine with that
Born and raised in Rankin county, now live in Oxford and love it. Remove Jackson from the list for sure! Might add New Albany or Hernando instead.
I don't live in Mississippi, but I enjoyed watching this tutorial. So, beautiful southern cities and towns, especially the low population. Anywhere can be a decent place to live, it's the mindset of the citizens that's living there. Either you are going to build up where you live or destroy /tear it down.
Biloxi should've been added, as it's called, Little Vegas... and Ocean Springs is right next door, and I'll tell ya there's at least 30k people living in OS
I wouldnt want to live in Jackson with all that crime
sounds like a shithole
Gany Meade It is.
Jackson is garbage lol and don’t get me started on the traffic ughhh
Y'all probably should have put down Southaven or Tuploe on the list instead of Jackson, not trying 2 offend but Jackson doesn't really have a good reputation, but they do hve a lot of places 2 go and hve fun at though
I hope that Mississippi be a better state soon. Have fun and faith in God.
I live in Oxford
What about Hattiesburg or Richland
I disagree I think it’s Hattiesburg all the way ( I’m a true Mississippian)
bety rainy - take your negative attitude and shove it way up your ass.
Alguém aí do Brasil pra interpretar pra mim 😁?
Kkkk Mississipi que lugar maravilho
Vim através do programa De casa nova.😍
acho q a cidade Jackson eh muito perigoso
I think you should take out Jackson and see if hurly can fit that spot better or some other good place
Lived in ridge land for 10 years. I never saw the new plazas
Beautiful country
Did I hear correctly? Residents in Starkville tend to lean liberal? That was not my experience in the early 90’s when I lived there. I loved living in Starkville when I was in college.
Oxford represent
Petal is where I went to School and lived I love Petal,Hattiesburg, and New Augusta I lived and have family all over Mississippi
Well, I was gonna comment on Jackson but I think that has been taken care of, LMAO.
This lady is looking on the internet this lady has not seen my great state
So where do I raise my family in Mississippi?
Clinton is like one of those towns you see in a Netflix original like 13 reasons why.
Jackson??? Seriously??? Whoever did this list is absolutely CRAZY!!!! The crime rate is insanely high, the poverty rate is almost as bad as the crime rate. The only good thing about Jackson is the higher education opportunities (UMMC, Belhaven, Jackson State, and the 1 that I always have trouble remembering). When my daughter was going to Belhaven, I was worried sick about something happening to her.
Are you maybe thinking of Millsaps college?
How is Tupelo not on this list?!
Jackson part gotta be off the Ridgewood drive
HERE LIVIN’ IN STARKVILLE WHERE THE COLLEGE IS!
HOTTY TODDY DOG!
I was like yea that makes sense until you got to Jackson. No.
How was Biloxi not on the list
Relocated from the Chi to Brandon, MS no regrets love NWR SCHOOL😊
Yay ocean Springs made it!!!
Say Tupelo RIGHT NOW
Jackson? lol
Omg i sd the same thing!! Lol and ocean springs is great and all.. but insurance rates are high and it floods..a lot!! Long Beach is expensive and the community is mainly rich stuck up people who aren't very friendly (sorry that's been my experience, wish it wasn't).
Lol
Jackson is not safe I live near
Raymond is a good town
I'm from Mississippi born and raised in Small communitie call Hermanville Mississippi about 15 miles from Port Gibson and to put Jackson Mississippi on list on being the safest place to live is the best lie I ever heard. I live in Jackson years ago and I had my car stolen and it's no where safe in Jackson to live yet alone being the best place to live. Outside of Jackson to live be the best. Now I live in Raleigh North Carolina I love it here its remind me of Jackson but not as bad but I always call Mississippi my home.
I would say Madison is one of the best places to live in MS.
I live in Olive Branch and it’s not a bad town at all but I wish it was higher ranked
I use to live in Olive branch
If i was american i absoluty want live in MS,But will be soo fun to visit👍wait for it.
I would recommend anyone moving to petal and certainly don’t have the heart to send them a jackson death sentence.
My list would be...
1. Iuka
2. Corinth
3. Burnsville
4 Gulfport
5.Biloxi
6.Money
7. Ocean Springs
8. Philadelphia
9. Bonneville
10. Tupelo
Your list is ass
Moving to Madison is 3 weeks
Why is Southaven, Hernando, New Albany, Tupelo, Pontotoc or Iuka not on the list?
I live in Long Beach Mississippi :)
Anyone know how good it's to live in Sumrall Mississippi? I have relatives there
As someone who lives in Jackson, I'm not saying the comment commentary is wrong, it's in fact very correct. If you are basing this list solely off of safety....no. If you are adding culture or anything of the like into the mix....I mean. Probably.
Is very much better that México cities
I visit Laurel every few years to see my family. There are things I don't like about living there. Like you have to go so far to go to the malls. Casinos, any just like of cultural things to do. The cost of living is low, but so is the starting pay for jobs. In order to go to the hospital you have to go to either Meridian or Hattiesburg or Jackson for good healthcare.
In my city, everything is right at your hands and feet. If you have teenagers there's so much for them to do. Some of the starting wages for jobs is $14 an hour. And that's just for doing janitorial in the hospitals.
I've had family members move from down there as teenagers and are doing really well within their careers.
I love my home state. Just not enough to move back.
Meridian
So I have a question for anyone currently or previous living in Mississippi, best place to raise a family?
Darryl Hudson Florence Mississippi
@@jarrensanford3825 thank you very much, definitely about to do some research
@@darrylhudson2182 Florence, Brandon, or pearl man
100% Oxford!
Oxford, Starkville, Hattiesburg or Olive Branch
Is 10 the best or 1? The numbering is confusing