Living in Tupelo, MS
Small city in Mississippi
Tupelo is a small city in Mississippi, home to about 38,000 people, with 109,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Tupelo a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $221k and rents for $1,260 a month
- Low taxes: about $803 state income tax per resident, 0.84% property tax
- Strong public schools: test results above the US average
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 109,000 people live within 31 mi
- No dog parks within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Tupelo: common questions
What is the cost of living in Tupelo?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $221k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,260 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 87, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Tupelo?
Mississippi collects about $803 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.84% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Tupelo safe?
Tupelo 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 Tupelo?
Public schools in Tupelo test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 15 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Tupelo?
Tupelo has mild winters: winter days average around 53°F and summer days around 89°F.
Does Tupelo get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, earthquakes and cold waves: 12 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.58 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Tupelo?
The nearest major airport is MEM, about 89 mi away.
How Tupelo scores
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