HarpervilleMS
A town settled in 1871, now home to 192 people.
Is Harperville a good place to live?
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Harperville, against 21% in Mississippi’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 102 in Mississippi we compare has a lower median age than Harperville. Harperville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
192 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harperville.
Few of Harperville’s working residents work in town
The top destinations are Forest (19%), Jackson (11%) and Morton (4%). The median commute is under 35 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harperville has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Harperville is
In Harperville, 37% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 20% smoke cigarettes. Only 3 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Harperville. For adults in the town, the share who feel lonely is 38%.
| Harperville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 33% |
| What stands out | Harperville | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.7% | 18.5% |
| More adults with depression | 23.4% | 19.5% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20% | 17.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a high hazard risk in Harperville: inland flooding
Harperville’s FEMA risk score comes in at 60 of 100. FEMA puts 27% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Harperville households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Harperville
Moving to Harperville: who provides what
Harperville is unincorporated, so Scott 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.
100% of working residents leave Harperville for work
Where Harperville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Harperville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Harperville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Questions about Harperville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harperville, MS a good place to live?
Harperville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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