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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)