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A town of 1,143, settled in 1880.
Mantachie’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 10 of Mississippi’s 184 towns score higher on cost of living. 15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mantachie, against 25% in Mississippi’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Mantachie's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 12 of Mississippi’s 187 towns do worse. Mantachie has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mantachie beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Mantachie is from typical.
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Census counts: 161 in 1910, 1,121 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1965 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mantachie. Close and well known come first.
8 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
11 mi MuseumElvis Presley Birthplace
18 mi National park siteBrices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site2K visitors a year
14 mi National BattlefieldTupelo National Battlefield686 visitors a year
12 mi MuseumTupelo Automobile Museum38 mi MuseumApron MuseumNatchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mantachie, 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 Mantachie.
Mantachie has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Mantachie’s July high is 91°F, close to Mississippi’s towns (91°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its public schools are run by the Itawamba County school district. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Mantachie Attendance Center, with 926 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantachie Attendance CenterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 926 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Mantachie for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Mantachie has added 499 jobs, to 737 in 2023. 13% of Mantachie residents live below the poverty line.
| Mantachie | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 19% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Mantachie home is worth about $163,000, up 15.9% in a year, 16% below the Mississippi typical home. 76% of households own their home in Mantachie.
| Mantachie | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $873 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mantachie.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mantachie beats the Mississippi average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Only 3 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Mantachie.
| Mantachie | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 39% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 45% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 24% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mantachie | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.4% | 22.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mantachie
About 1 of every 100 Mantachie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Town in Mississippi, United States
Mantachie is a town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,121 in the 2020 census. It is located 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Tupelo at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 363 and 371 and 5 miles (8 km) north of Interstate 22.
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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.
