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A town of 6,386, settled in 1887. Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Amory grades D overall, ranked 64th of 99 in Mississippi, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $53K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: its schools rank ahead of 81% of Mississippi towns. Amory’s violent crime rate is 5.8 per 1,000 residents, against 2.2 in Mississippi’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Only 15 of Mississippi’s 187 towns score higher on the outdoors. Amory has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them US Post Office-Amory and James Young Thompson House.
Where Amory beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1.2% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Amory is from typical.
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Census counts: 739 in 1890, 6,666 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1950 and 3 maps from 1966 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amory, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Amory.
Amory looks healthier within Mississippi than nationally and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Mississippi; it also reports violent crime at about twice the Mississippi rate.
6.4 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Among 87 Mississippi towns, just 7 have a higher trail density than Amory. Northeast Mississippi Nature Trail, at 71 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Amory | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 2.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northeast Mississippi Nature Trail | 1.6 mi | 71 |
| 2. Concord Sportsplex Fields | 0.4 mi | 23 |
| 3. Gilmore Sportsplex | 0.3 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Amory School District. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Amory High School, with 444 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Amory Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 355 | – |
| Amory High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 444 | A− |
| East Amory ElementaryTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 314 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Within Mississippi it is less healthy than 56% of the 101 graded towns: much of Mississippi scores lower on these measures.
48% of Amory adults have high blood pressure. Amory beats the Mississippi average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of Amory adults get no exercise outside work.
| Amory | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 45% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Amory | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime runs at 5.8 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Mississippi rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. At 43.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 70% of Mississippi’s graded towns.
Amory’s property crime rate is 21.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 32.8°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 76% of Mississippi places with climate records; July afternoons average 91.3°.
Amory has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Amory is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Amory | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 33°F | 36°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 50 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Amory.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 2,516 working residents takes 18.1 minutes, against 25.6 across Mississippi.
About one in 4 of Amory’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Amory fell to 3,647 in 2023, 328 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Tupelo (16%), Aberdeen (6%) and Fulton (4%).
| Amory | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 19% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Amory home is worth about $169,000, up 2.2% in a year, 13% below the Mississippi typical home.
| Amory | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $834 a month | $909 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 62% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
19% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Amory. Amory has lost 4.3% of its people since 2020, down to 6,386 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 20% of residents are 65 or older in Amory.
| Amory | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.6 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 24% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Amory | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 8.7% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
None within 15 miles of Amory; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Amory residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
17 notable people were born in Amory.
City in Mississippi, United States
Amory is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2020 census, down from 7,316 in 2010. Located in the northeastern part of the state near the Alabama border, it was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad. As a result, Cotton Gin Port, along the Tombigbee River to the west, was abandoned as businesses and people moved for railroad access.
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Amory grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #64 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades D for health, D for safety and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($51,866 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
17 notable people were born here, including John Dye and Gary Grubbs.