Yazoo City, MS vs Madison, MS

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

MetricYazoo City, MSMadison, MS
Population10,21927,946
Median Household Income$28,157$119,338
Median Rent$767/mo$1,853/mo
Median Home Value$103,000$352,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)8989
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.3%49.9%
Poverty Rate46.7%4.8%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)2.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*21
Property Crime Rate /100k—*410
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs94°F92°F
Winter Lows40°F39°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute22.1 min24.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.513.1
College Degree Rate13.4%64.2%
Foreign-Born %0.1%6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-6.9%+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 Yazoo City (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.