MetricMcComb, MSByram, MS
Population12,04912,799
Median Household Income$40,707$70,445
Median Rent$873/mo$1,343/mo
Median Home Value$98,700$206,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)—89
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.5%30.2%
Poverty Rate27.1%9.1%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*80
Property Crime Rate /100k—*852
Median AQI—52
Good AQI Days /yr—167
Summer Highs91°F92°F
Winter Lows40°F39°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute21.2 min25.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.814.3
College Degree Rate14.6%32.2%
Foreign-Born %0.9%1.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.8%-3.0%

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.