Living in Olive Branch, MS
Suburb in Mississippi
Olive Branch is a suburb in Mississippi, home to about 47,000 people, with 1.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Olive Branch a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $274k and rents for $1,680 a month
- Low taxes: about $803 state income tax per resident, 0.68% property tax
- Safe: violent crime is 0.6× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Smaller job market: about 1.0 million people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Olive Branch: common questions
What is the cost of living in Olive Branch?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $274k, 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 Olive Branch?
Mississippi collects about $803 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.68% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Olive Branch safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.6× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Olive Branch?
Olive Branch has mild winters: winter days average around 53°F and summer days around 91°F.
Does Olive Branch get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes, flooding and tornadoes: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.64 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Olive Branch?
The nearest major airport is MEM, about 10 mi away.
How Olive Branch scores
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