Only 4 of the 100 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Falkner. Home values are up 1.3% over the year to September 2026.

$151KZillow home value

Typical home value

Falkner$151K

Mississippi$195K

+1.3%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 1.3% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.6 years of income Rents$825 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Schools

The schools Falkner’s kids attend

The public schools here belong to the North Tippah School District. The largest public high school is Falkner Attendance Center, with 476 students. Its one school is below.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Falkner Attendance CenterLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12	Grades PK–12	476	C⁺

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The districtsNorth Tippah School District Every school1 school · Falkner Attendance Center Questions“Are Falkner’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

The climate in Falkner brings mild winters and hot summers

The range runs from 30° on a January night to 90° on a July afternoon, with about 2 inches of snow a winter.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–52°

Spring49–72°

Summer67–89°

Fall49–73°

Oct 30

typical first frost

Apr 3

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 30°Rain & snow2″ of snow a winter · 57 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Falkner has 1.1 jobs for every working resident, and 199 people commute in

7.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Falkner. For most workers, Falkner is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 54, to 201. In Falkner, the mean commuting time is 18 minutes, against 23 minutes in Mississippi’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.

1%work in town

	Falkner	Mississippi towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1.1%	19%	8%
Below the poverty line	7.6%	21%	9.6%
Average trip to work	18 minutes	23 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$58,000	$50,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Falkner1%

Ripley12%

Tupelo7%

Corinth7%

Walnut6%

24 mi

median commute distance

201

jobs based in Falkner

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here201 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work1% work in Falkner Commute times18 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 24 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Falkner is

Among adults in Falkner, 27% say their health is fair or poor, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 19%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Falkner is ahead of Mississippi on 2 and behind on 7. For adults locally, the share who report frequent physical distress is 18%. Only 10 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Falkner.

	Falkner	Mississippi towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	16%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	37%	36%	25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	46%	45%	35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	20%	18%	14%

31 measures vs. Mississippi

2 better22 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Falkner	MS
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	14%	16.8%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	9.6%	11.2%
More adults with COPD	11.6%	8.6%

Tippah County Hospital

6.9 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby6.9 miles to an ER · Tippah County Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than MS on 2 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Falkner, mostly tornadoes

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Falkner after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. FEMA puts 27% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 24% to earthquakes.

53risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

TornadoesEarthquakesInland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Falkner Get ready0.1 events a year, on average · Ready for tornadoes

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Falkner

18pages on Falkner

The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than MS on 2 of 31 CDC measures Cost of living$151K typical home · up 1.3% in a year Work & commute$58K median household income · 201 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 53% of U.S. communities · tornadoes

Out and about

PlacesAttractions16 nearby · Shiloh National Military Park 15 mi LibraryRipley Public Library CollegesBlue Mountain Christian University is 12.4 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1872 Famous people1 born in Falkner Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 147 residents Climate90° summer highs · 2″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 38629 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Falkner

Blue Mountain Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Blue Mountain12.4 mi$20,180 tuition

About 7 of every 100 Falkner residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Falkner

Town in Mississippi, United States

Falkner is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Falkner had a population of 437. The town was named for William Clark Falkner, the great-grandfather of author William Faulkner.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 5.1 sq mi
Elevation: 463 ft
ZIP code: 38629
Area code: 662

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The typical home in Falkner: about $151K