Living in Horn Lake, MS
Suburb in Mississippi
Horn Lake is a suburb in Mississippi, home to about 27,000 people, with 1.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Horn Lake a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $196k and rents for $1,680 a month
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Low taxes: about $803 state income tax per resident, 0.76% property tax
- Easy flying: MEM is 7 mi away
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Fewer graduates: 17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Smaller job market: about 1.0 million people live within 31 mi
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Horn Lake: common questions
What is the cost of living in Horn Lake?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $196k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,680 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 92, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Horn Lake?
Mississippi collects about $803 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.76% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Horn Lake safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Horn Lake?
Public schools in Horn Lake test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 16 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Horn Lake?
Horn Lake has mild winters: winter days average around 53°F and summer days around 91°F.
Does Horn Lake get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, tornadoes and earthquakes: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.52 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Horn Lake?
The nearest major airport is MEM, about 7 mi away.
How Horn Lake scores
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