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A town of 2,116, settled in 1889. A typical home costs 3 years of the Starkville area’s $49K median household income.
Eupora’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 11 of Mississippi’s 187 towns score higher on hazard risk. Residents are less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 18 of Mississippi’s 186 towns score higher on walkability. Only 10 of Mississippi’s 148 towns score higher on civic life. Eupora has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cotesworth and Eupora Historic District. On the outdoors, just 14 of Mississippi’s 187 towns do worse. Eupora has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Eupora beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eupora Elementary School | PK–5 | 401 |
| Eupora High School | 6–12 | 437 |
| Webster Co Career & Technol CTR | 9–12 | — |
Where Eupora’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Eupora is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 432 in 1890, 2,018 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eupora. Close and well known come first.
6 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
29 mi Stadium & arenaDavis Wade Stadium19 mi PlanetariumRainwater Observatory and PlanetariumNatchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Davis Wade Stadium: Nateb2003, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eupora, 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 Eupora.
About one in 4 of Eupora’s working residents works in town. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Eupora, against 21% in Mississippi’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The median household income in Eupora is $54,000.
| Eupora | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 19% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Webster County Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Eupora High School, with 437 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eupora Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 401 | B+ |
| Eupora High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 437 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
52% of adults have high blood pressure in Eupora, above both Mississippi’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (35%). 11% of Eupora adults binge drink. Eupora beats the Mississippi average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Eupora | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 45% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 25% |
| What stands out | Eupora | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.5% | 13.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83% | 79.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.3% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Eupora’s median rent is $528 a month. The typical Eupora home is worth about $148,000, about the same as a year ago, 24% below the Mississippi typical home. 57% of households own their home in Eupora.
| Eupora | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $528 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 57% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Eupora. People 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 19% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 25% across Mississippi.
| Eupora | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.3 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 25% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 24% | 22% |
58% women, 42% men
About 74 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.3 points). Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Eupora | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.4% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 20.8% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.3% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Eupora has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 33° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eupora.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Eupora's reported crime rate is well above Mississippi's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Eupora | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 27.1 per 1,000 residents | 16.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Eupora; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Eupora residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
6 notable people were born in Eupora.
City in Mississippi, United States
Eupora is the largest city in Webster County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,018.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
6 notable people were born here, including Thomas Abernethy and Quentin Pryor.
