The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Mississippi

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 59 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Mississippi. #1 is University, MS.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Mississippi1. University100th pct2. Macon97th pct3. Holly Springs93rd pct4. Mississippi State93rd pct5. Crystal Springs92nd pct6. Kosciusko91st pct7. Columbia91st pct8. Hazlehurst89th pct9. Ellisville87th pct10. Winona87th pct11. Waveland86th pct12. Pontotoc85th pct13. Aberdeen85th pct14. Leland83rd pct15. Bay St. Louis82nd pct16. Amory82nd pct17. Verona82nd pct18. Philadelphia81st pct19. Poplarville81st pct20. Wiggins80th pct21. Water Valley80th pct22. New Albany79th pct23. St. Martin77th pct24. Fulton76th pct25. Newton76th pct
  1. 25Newton, Mississippi

    More walkable than 76% of Mississippi towns

    3,195 people · Newton County · median home $88,800 · income $32,157 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

  2. 24Fulton, Mississippi

    More walkable than 76% of Mississippi towns

    4,542 people · Itawamba County · median home $158,600 · income $52,727 · Jan low 30°F · 2 in snow

  3. 23St. Martin, Mississippi

    More walkable than 77% of Mississippi towns

    7,811 people · Jackson County · median home $172,400 · income $55,000 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  4. 22New Albany, Mississippi

    More walkable than 79% of Mississippi towns

    7,626 people · Union County · median home $161,400 · income $51,332 · Jan low 28°F · 1 in snow

  5. 21Water Valley, Mississippi

    More walkable than 80% of Mississippi towns

    3,380 people · Yalobusha County · median home $135,500 · income $42,684 · Jan low 30°F · 1 in snow

  6. 20Wiggins, Mississippi

    More walkable than 80% of Mississippi towns

    4,272 people · Stone County · median home $112,700 · income $49,870 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

  7. 19Poplarville, Mississippi

    More walkable than 81% of Mississippi towns

    2,833 people · Pearl River County · median home $168,100 · income $53,603 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  8. 18Philadelphia, Mississippi

    More walkable than 81% of Mississippi towns

    7,118 people · Neshoba County · median home $97,300 · income $50,788 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Verona, Mississippi

    More walkable than 82% of Mississippi towns

    2,792 people · Lee County · median home $118,300 · income $46,148 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Amory, Mississippi

    More walkable than 82% of Mississippi towns

    6,666 people · Monroe County · median home $162,000 · income $52,901 · Jan low 31°F · 0 in snow

  11. 15Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

    More walkable than 82% of Mississippi towns

    9,284 people · Hancock County · median home $260,200 · income $67,442 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  12. 14Leland, Mississippi

    More walkable than 83% of Mississippi towns

    3,988 people · Washington County · median home $109,700 · income $37,406 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  13. 13Aberdeen, Mississippi

    More walkable than 85% of Mississippi towns

    4,961 people · Monroe County · median home $87,600 · income $33,285 · Jan low 31°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Pontotoc, Mississippi

    More walkable than 85% of Mississippi towns

    5,640 people · Pontotoc County · median home $155,800 · income $46,167 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

  15. 11Waveland, Mississippi

    More walkable than 86% of Mississippi towns

    7,210 people · Hancock County · median home $218,900 · income $68,693 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  16. 10Winona, Mississippi

    More walkable than 87% of Mississippi towns

    4,505 people · Montgomery County · median home $123,000 · income $31,932 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

  17. 9Ellisville, Mississippi

    More walkable than 87% of Mississippi towns

    4,652 people · Jones County · median home $99,500 · income $32,100 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Hazlehurst, Mississippi

    More walkable than 89% of Mississippi towns

    3,619 people · Copiah County · median home $110,500 · income $43,552 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  19. 7Columbia, Mississippi

    More walkable than 91% of Mississippi towns

    5,864 people · Marion County · median home $131,700 · income $38,507 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Kosciusko, Mississippi

    More walkable than 91% of Mississippi towns

    7,114 people · Attala County · median home $112,400 · income $40,085 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

  21. 5Crystal Springs, Mississippi

    More walkable than 92% of Mississippi towns

    4,862 people · Copiah County · median home $113,000 · income $49,291 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow

  22. 4Mississippi State, Mississippi

    More walkable than 93% of Mississippi towns

    4,968 people · Oktibbeha County · median home — · income — · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

  23. 3Holly Springs, Mississippi

    More walkable than 93% of Mississippi towns

    6,968 people · Marshall County · median home $109,600 · income $45,462 · Jan low 29°F · 2 in snow

  24. 2Macon, Mississippi

    More walkable than 97% of Mississippi towns

    2,582 people · Noxubee County · median home $97,400 · income $31,774 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1University, Mississippi

    More walkable than 100% of Mississippi towns

    4,696 people · Lafayette County · median home — · income — · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Mississippi towns0255075100$61K$134K$207K$280K$353KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Mississippi.

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Methodology. We ranked 59 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Mississippi (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: