DeLisleMS
A town of 1,906, settled in 1884. Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Is DeLisle a good place to live?
The best of DeLisle’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. DeLisle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes DeLisle stand out
Where DeLisle beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
DeLisle lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 9% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How DeLisle grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far DeLisle is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to DeLisle: who provides what
DeLisle is unincorporated, so Harrison 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 DeLisle.
DeLisle has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Paid flood insurance claims in DeLisle since 2005: 30. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 92% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in DeLisle break down as 51% from hurricanes and 22% from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
DeLisle’s public schools outperform 85% of Mississippi districts
Its one school is below. Enrollment at DeLisle’s public school: 400 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeLisle Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 400 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Most of DeLisle’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in DeLisle fell to 186 in 2023, 95 fewer than in 2013. Most working residents leave DeLisle for work: only 4% work in town. DeLisle: 7.2% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Mississippi town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Its average commute comes in at 19 minutes.
| DeLisle | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 19% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, DeLisle is less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns
DeLisle: 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 36%. The share of adults in DeLisle who have high blood pressure: 47%. In DeLisle, 84% of adults had a checkup this year, and 13% binge drink.
| DeLisle | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 45% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 82% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | DeLisle | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 9.3% | 11.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.1% | 11.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
DeLisle: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 42° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
DeLisle stands out in Mississippi and nationally: a larger share of its households are owner-occupiers
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Gulf Islands National Seashore and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around DeLisle. Close and well known come first.
13 mi National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
39 mi LandmarkFort Macomb
18 mi MuseumJefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum
11 mi Zoo & aquariumMississippi Aquarium
24 mi MuseumOhr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art
25 mi MuseumMaritime & Seafood Industry MuseumPhoto credits
Gulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Macomb: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5 · Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi Aquarium: Kaotate, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about DeLisle
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of DeLisle; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 DeLisle residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
DeLisle has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,147 counted in 2010 and 1,275 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About DeLisle
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
DeLisle () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, DeLisle had a population of 1,275.
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- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
Questions about DeLisle
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is DeLisle, MS a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Is DeLisle, MS expensive?
The typical home is worth about $218,000, 12% 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 C+.