Living in Clinton, MS
College town in Mississippi
Clinton is a college town in Mississippi, home to about 27,000 people, with 353,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Clinton a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $222k and rents for $1,540 a month
- Strong public schools: test results above the US average
- Low taxes: about $803 state income tax per resident, 0.79% property tax
- Strong healthcare: 1 top-rated (4–5★) hospital within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- No dog parks within 9 mi
- Smaller job market: about 353,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
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Key facts
Living in Clinton: common questions
What is the cost of living in Clinton?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $222k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,540 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 89, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Clinton?
Mississippi collects about $803 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.79% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Clinton safe?
Clinton isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Clinton?
Public schools in Clinton test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 20 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Clinton?
Clinton has mild winters: winter days average around 60°F and summer days around 92°F.
Does Clinton get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, tornadoes and hail: 13 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.75 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Clinton?
The nearest major airport is MSY, about 163 mi away.
How Clinton scores
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