Greenville, MS vs Vicksburg, MS

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricGreenville, MSVicksburg, MS
Population28,16620,589
Median Household Income$40,083$45,781
Median Rent$872/mo$820/mo
Median Home Value$103,800$125,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.3%41.7%
Poverty Rate28%26.8%
Unemployment Rate5.4%4.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*681
Property Crime Rate /100k—*4,012
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows37°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute18.8 min17.5 min
Hospitals21
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 52.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.212.8
College Degree Rate22%27.1%
Foreign-Born %0.7%1.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-10.6%-8.1%

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 Greenville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.