Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Byram is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 37th of 99 in Mississippi, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 59% of U.S. towns. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $220K for a typical one and 3.6 times the Jackson metro’s $62K median household income. Byram's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Byram Bridge and Ervin Lewis House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 6 of the 99 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Byram.
Where Byram beats most towns.
11,489 counted in 2010 and 12,666 in 2020; an estimated 12,707 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 3%, after 10.2% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Byram is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 7,386 in 2000, 12,666 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Byram. Close and well known come first.
10 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
36 mi MuseumUSS Cairo
11 mi National MonumentMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument61K visitors a year
16 mi National Military ParkVicksburg National Military Park410K visitors a year10 mi Zoo & aquariumJackson ZooNatchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium: Jfurr1981 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · USS Cairo: Katyrw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Byram, 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 Byram.
Byram fares better on crime within Mississippi than nationally, looks healthier within Mississippi than nationally and has home values climbing faster than Mississippi’s.
Most working residents leave Byram for work: only 4% work in town. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Byram, below Mississippi’s towns (21%) and close to U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Byram has added 199 jobs, to 2,788 in 2023.
| Byram | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 20% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Hinds County School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byram Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 785 | B− |
| Heritage Baptist Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–9 | Grades 1–9 | 50 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Byram has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 92°F, Byram’s July high is against 91°F in Mississippi’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Byram has lost 3% of its people since 2020, down to 12,707 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Byram’s median age is 41.7 years.
| Byram | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.7 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 24% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Byram | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.6% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Byram | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Davis Road Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Byram.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Home values rose 29% in five years, to about $220K, against 11% across Mississippi.
The median rent in Byram is $1,343 a month. The typical Byram home is worth about $220,000, up 1.5% in a year, 13% above the Mississippi typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 82% of Mississippi’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 206 to 117 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Mississippi it is healthier than 78% of the 101 graded towns: much of Mississippi scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Mississippi is COPD: 5.4% of its 9,542 adults have COPD, against 8.6% statewide.
Byram beats the Mississippi average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of Byram adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Byram | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| What stands out | Byram | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.4% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Byram
About 5 of every 100 Byram residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
Where Byram’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Mississippi, United States
Byram (US: ) is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,489 as of the 2010 census, up from 7,386 at the 2000 census, at which time it was an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP); in 2020, its population was 12,666. It is part of the Jackson metropolitan statistical area. It was incorporated for a second time in its history on June 16, 2009.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Byram.
Terry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson and Terry report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Byram with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Byram grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #37 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades B− for health, B for safety and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
