Wayne County, Mississippi
Population 19,718 · Waynesboro, State Line
- Overall cost of living: −16.4% vs the US average, lower than 92% of US counties.
- Lyme disease cases: 0/100k, the lowest in the US.
- Median household income: $37,619, lower than 98% of US counties.
Cost & Housing
| Overall cost of living (vs US avg) | ≈−16.4% | lower than 92% of US counties |
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| ≈ Shared figure for all of Mississippi outside its metro areas. Prices are published for areas, not single counties. | ||
| Median home price | $91,100 | lower than 96% of US counties |
| Median rent | $784 | lower than 71% of US counties |
| Electric bill | $179/mo | higher than 56% of US counties |
| Child care (preschool) | $5,617/yr | lower than 86% of US counties |
| Property tax rate | 0.63% | lower than 68% of US counties |
| Sales tax | 7% | higher than 89% of US counties |
| State income tax | 5% | higher than 57% of US counties |
| Property tax paid / yr | $578 | lower than 94% of US counties |
Jobs & Career
| Median household income | $37,619 | lower than 98% of US counties |
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| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | higher than 56% of US counties |
| Job growth (5 yr) | +0.8% | higher than 50% of US counties |
| Jobs per 1k residents | 238.4 | lower than 59% of US counties |
| Profession jobs per 1k residents | N/A |
Climate & Environment
| Sunny days / yr | ≈219 days | higher than 59% of US counties |
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| ≈ Regional estimate: satellite grid cell about 100 km across. Nearby counties can share it. | ||
| July high | 92°F | higher than 79% of US counties |
| January low | 36°F | higher than 86% of US counties |
| Annual snowfall | 1 in | lower than 75% of US counties |
| Hot days (90°F+) | 86 days | higher than 88% of US counties |
| Freezing days (32°F or colder) | 50 days | lower than 82% of US counties |
| Severe drought | 6.8% of weeks | lower than 58% of US counties |
| Summer dew point | ≈71.5°F | higher than 94% of US counties |
| ≈ Regional estimate: NASA grid cell about 50 km across, read at where the county’s people live. Nearby counties can share it. | ||
| Annual precipitation | 61 in | higher than 97% of US counties |
| Disaster damage per $100k | $223/yr | higher than 85% of US counties |
| Flood damage per $100k | $104/yr | higher than 70% of US counties |
| Hurricane damage per $100k | $87/yr | higher than 95% of US counties |
| Earthquake damage per $100k | $4.3/yr | higher than 63% of US counties |
| Tornado damage per $100k | $19/yr | higher than 82% of US counties |
| Wildfire damage per $100k | $1/yr | higher than 57% of US counties |
| PM2.5 air pollution | 9.1 µg/m³ | higher than 82% of US counties |
| Distance to coast | 81.8 mi | lower than 74% of US counties |
| Terrain relief | ≈301.1 ft | lower than 69% of US counties |
| ≈ Estimated from about 75 elevation points sampled across the county, so the true range is usually somewhat larger. | ||
Education & Health
| % Adults with a high school diploma | 85.3% | lower than 79% of US counties |
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| % Adults with a bachelor's degree | 16% | lower than 82% of US counties |
| % Adults with a graduate degree | 9% | higher than 65% of US counties |
| Colleges within 30 mi | 1 | lower than 63% of US counties |
| Student-teacher ratio | 11.9:1 | lower than 77% of US counties |
| On-time high school graduation | 90% | higher than 54% of US counties |
| 8th-grade math (grade level) | gr 6.12 | lower than 91% of US counties |
| 8th-grade reading (grade level) | gr 6.67 | lower than 90% of US counties |
| 3rd-grade math (grade level) | gr 2.72 | lower than 80% of US counties |
| Library visits per resident | 1.7 | lower than 66% of US counties |
| Primary care docs / 100k | 36/100k | lower than 62% of US counties |
| Hospitals within 25 mi | 2 | lower than 60% of US counties |
| Hospital quality (avg stars) | 3★ | lower than 48% of US counties |
| Life expectancy | 70.8 yrs | lower than 91% of US counties |
| % Uninsured (under 65) | 15.2% | higher than 87% of US counties |
| Mental health providers / 100k | 76/100k | lower than 69% of US counties |
| Dentists / 100k | 15/100k | lower than 86% of US counties |
| Lyme disease cases | 0/100k | the lowest in the US |
| % Near parks or rec facilities | 41.4% | lower than 82% of US counties |
Transit & Connectivity
| Airport drive time | 66 min | higher than 63% of US counties |
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| Int'l airport drive time | 197 min | higher than 85% of US counties |
| Avg commute | 32 min | higher than 89% of US counties |
| Broadband coverage | 82.9% | lower than 77% of US counties |
| Transit commute share | 0.6% | higher than 75% of US counties |
| Work-from-home share | 4% | lower than 91% of US counties |
| Drive to a big city | 175 min | higher than 71% of US counties |
| Street intersections | 7 per sq mi | lower than 77% of US counties |
Community & Safety
| Violent crime | ≈1.8 per 1k | lower than 54% of US counties |
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| ≈ From 2025 FBI reports by this county’s police and sheriff’s departments: County Health Rankings publishes no 2022 figure for it. | ||
| Property crime | 5.5 per 1k | lower than 66% of US counties |
| Population | 19,718 | lower than 59% of US counties |
| Median age | 39.4 | lower than 70% of US counties |
| Net domestic migration | -1.6 per 1k/yr | lower than 71% of US counties |
| % Democratic vote | 33.2% Dem | higher than 61% of US counties |
| % Republican vote | 65.9% Rep | lower than 60% of US counties |
| % Third-party vote | 0.9% | lower than 66% of US counties |
| % White | 56.5% | lower than 81% of US counties |
| % Hispanic or Latino | 2.2% | lower than 81% of US counties |
| % Black | 37.9% | higher than 94% of US counties |
| % Asian | 0.6% | lower than 49% of US counties |
| % American Indian & Alaska Native | 0.1% | lower than 50% of US counties |
| % Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 0% | the lowest in the US |
| % Two or more races | 2.4% | lower than 79% of US counties |
| % Some other race | 0.4% | higher than 58% of US counties |
Recreation & Lifestyle
| Parks & protected areas | 36 parks | lower than 57% of US counties |
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| Restaurants / 10k | 14.2 | lower than 52% of US counties |
| Arts & rec venues / 10k | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Drive to dark skies | 21 min | lower than 51% of US counties |
| Lakes & rivers | 0.3% | lower than 79% of US counties |
| Ski areas within 90 mi | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Golf courses within 30 mi | 3 | lower than 79% of US counties |
| Marinas & boat tours within 90 mi | 15 | higher than 56% of US counties |
| Trails (km) within 30 mi | 32 km | lower than 79% of US counties |
| Named paved greenways (km) within 15 mi | 0 km | the lowest in the US |
| Gyms & fitness centers within 30 mi | 3 | lower than 68% of US counties |
| Bars within 30 mi | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Music & theater companies within 30 mi | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Museums within 30 mi | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Breweries within 30 mi | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Wineries within 30 mi | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Theme parks & arcades within 90 mi | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Casinos & casino hotels within 90 mi | 10 | higher than 92% of US counties |
| Campgrounds & RV parks within 30 mi | 0 | the lowest in the US |
| Sports teams & arenas within 90 mi | 7 | lower than 63% of US counties |
| Bike paths (km) within 15 mi | 0 km | the lowest in the US |
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