HurleyMS
A town of 1,305. Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Is Hurley a good place to live?
Hurley’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 3 of Mississippi’s 186 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hurley. On the outdoors, just 1 of Mississippi’s 187 towns do worse. DeGroote Folk House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hurley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hurley stand out
Where Hurley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| East Central Lower Elementary | PK–2 | 567 |
| East Central Upper Elementary | 3–5 | 566 |
| East Central Middle School | 6–8 | 541 |
1,305 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Hurley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Hurley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hurley: who provides what
Hurley is unincorporated, so Jackson 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 Hurley.
Hurley faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hurley’s public schools outperform 85% of Mississippi districts
Its public schools are run by the Jackson County School District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is East Central High School, with 777 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Lower ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 567 | – |
| East Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 777 | A |
| East Central Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 541 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hurley’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Hurley for work: only 1% work in town. At 30 minutes, Hurley’s average trip to work is against 23 minutes in Mississippi’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Hurley has added 46 jobs, to 138 in 2023.
| Hurley | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Mississippi overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 13% of residents are 65 or older in Hurley, below both the Mississippi town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The median age in Hurley is 43.6 years.
| Hurley | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.6 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±10 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Hurley | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.3% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.5% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.1% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.2% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.4% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Hurley has mild winters and hot summers
Hurley has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Hurley’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hurley ranks healthier than 55% of the country’s towns
Hurley beats the Mississippi average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Hurley adults binge drink. Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Hurley.
| Hurley | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 24% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 36% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hurley | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.6% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 22.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.1% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Hurley sell for about $160K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hurley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hurley; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Hurley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
99% of working residents leave Hurley for work
Where Hurley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hurley
Census-designated place in Mississippi
Hurley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Hurley had a population of 1,557.
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- Area
- 5.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- ZIP code
- 39555
- Area code
- 228
Questions about Hurley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hurley, MS a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Is Hurley, MS expensive?
The typical home is worth about $283,000, 45% 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 B−.