Living in Pearl, MS
Small city in Mississippi
Pearl is a small city in Mississippi, home to about 27,000 people, with 358,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Pearl a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $202k and rents for $1,540 a month
- Low taxes: about $803 state income tax per resident, 0.67% property tax
- Strong healthcare: 1 top-rated (4–5★) hospital within 31 mi
- Low natural disaster risk: 10 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 358,000 people live within 31 mi
- Few dog parks: 2 within 9 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
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Key facts
Living in Pearl: common questions
What is the cost of living in Pearl?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $202k, 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 Pearl?
Mississippi collects about $803 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.67% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Pearl safe?
Pearl 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 Pearl?
Public schools in Pearl test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Pearl?
Pearl has mild winters: winter days average around 60°F and summer days around 91°F.
Does Pearl get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, tornadoes and hail: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.96 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Pearl?
The nearest major airport is MSY, about 158 mi away.
How Pearl scores
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