BridgetownMS
A town of 3,195.
Is Bridgetown a good place to live?
Few places in the country grade higher. Bridgetown earns an A, 1st among Mississippi's 99 graded towns. Its schools outperform 89% of the state's, the median household earns $139K, and it is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. Bridgetown’s typical journey to work is 40 minutes, against 22 minutes in Mississippi’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Of the 101 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bridgetown.
Bridgetown has grown 31% from 2010 to 2020
1,742 counted in 2010 and 2,281 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Bridgetown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Bridgetown is from typical.
Its grades run from A for schools (better than 89% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 4%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
SS Sultana and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bridgetown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Ancient siteSS Sultana
17 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
19 mi MuseumNational Civil Rights Museum
19 mi Stadium & arenaFedExForum
19 mi MuseumBlues Hall of Fame
16 mi Stadium & arenaMid-South ColiseumPhoto credits
SS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Blues Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mid-South Coliseum: bcbuckner, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Bridgetown: who provides what
Bridgetown is unincorporated, so DeSoto County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bridgetown.
Bridgetown is among the three healthiest towns in Mississippi, sends many workers across the state line to Collierville and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Mississippi.
A smaller share of adults in Bridgetown worry about having enough food than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
It ranks #3 of the 101 Mississippi towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Mississippi is food insecurity: 8.4% of its 1,695 adults worry about having enough food, against 22.4% statewide.
16% of Bridgetown adults binge drink. Among 101 Mississippi towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Bridgetown. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Bridgetown is ahead of Mississippi on 20 and behind on 1.
| Bridgetown | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 27% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 24% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 36% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bridgetown | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 22.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in Bridgetown is higher than in most of Mississippi or the rest of the country
24% of working residents cross a state line to work, Collierville among the top destinations. Bridgetown has 42 jobs for its 1,079 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. Of the 99 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Bridgetown. The top destinations are Memphis (40%), Southaven (13%) and Hernando (12%).
| Bridgetown | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $139,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Bridgetown
January nights average 32.2°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 85% of Mississippi places with climate records; July afternoons average 91°.
Bridgetown’s January low is 32°F. About 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Bridgetown | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 36°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bridgetown has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Bridgetown, 32% come from inland flooding and 24% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Bridgetown sells for about $336K at the median
Homes sold in Bridgetown spent a median 41 days on the market. Only 2 of the 99 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Bridgetown. Sellers in Bridgetown got 96.3% of the asking price, typically.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Bridgetown is conserved land
Just 0 of its 1,451 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Bridgetown itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunset Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bridgetown
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bridgetown
About 9 of every 100 Bridgetown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Bridgetown for work
Where Bridgetown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bridgetown
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Bridgetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Desoto County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bridgetown had a population of 2,281. Bridgetown is approximately 6 miles (10 km) east of Nesbit and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Pleasant Hill.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 371 ft
Bridgetown’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Bridgetown.
| Town | MS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | #1 | A | B | — | A | A− |
| Olive Branch | #13 | B+ | C | C+ | A | B+ |
| Southaven | #31 | C+ | C | C− | A | B− |
Bridgetown reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Bridgetown with a neighbor →
Questions about Bridgetown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bridgetown, MS a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Bridgetown grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #1 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Bridgetown, MS expensive?
The typical home is worth about $345,000, 77% above the Mississippi typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.