MorgantownMS
A town of 1,038.
Is Morgantown a good place to live?
Morgantown’s weakest subject grade is a D− for health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than Morgantown. The median household income is $52K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 7 of Mississippi’s 187 towns score lower on the outdoors. Morgantown has 23 places on the National Register. Morgantown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,038 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Morgantown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Morgantown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Natchez Trace Parkway and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morgantown. Close and well known come first.
in town ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
3 mi MuseumStanton Hall
32 mi National Military ParkVicksburg National Military Park410K visitors a year
4 mi MuseumRosalie Mansion
2 mi National Historical ParkNatchez National Historical Park41K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Stanton Hall: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Rosalie Mansion: Elisa Rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez National Historical Park: Calstanhope, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Morgantown: who provides what
Morgantown is unincorporated, so Adams 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 Morgantown.
Morgantown is less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns
Morgantown beats the Mississippi average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 21% of Morgantown adults have diabetes, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 12%. 44% of adults get no exercise outside work in Morgantown.
| Morgantown | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 45% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 24% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morgantown | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.5% | 13.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 79.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.6% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Morgantown’s schools rank behind 58% of Mississippi districts
Its public schools are run by the Natchez-Adams School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgantown ElementaryLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 359 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Morgantown’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Natchez (38%), Hattiesburg (4%) and Jackson (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morgantown has mild winters and hot summers
Morgantown has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Morgantown’s July high is 92°F, against 91°F in Mississippi’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Morgantown faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Morgantown sell for about $45K
75% of Morgantown households own their home.
| Morgantown | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $928 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Morgantown
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Morgantown; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Morgantown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Morgantown for work
Where Morgantown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Morgantown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morgantown, MS expensive?
The typical home is worth about $95,000, 51% below 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−.