MetricByram, MSMcComb, MS
Population12,79912,049
Median Household Income$70,445$40,707
Median Rent$1,343/mo$873/mo
Median Home Value$206,600$98,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)89—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30.2%40.5%
Poverty Rate9.1%27.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k80—*
Property Crime Rate /100k852—*
Median AQI52—
Good AQI Days /yr167—
Summer Highs92°F91°F
Winter Lows39°F40°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.7 min21.2 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.313.8
College Degree Rate32.2%14.6%
Foreign-Born %1.7%0.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.0%-5.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices McComb (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.