NettletonMS
A town of 1,934, settled in 1887. A typical home costs 3 years of the county’s $52K median household income.
Is Nettleton a good place to live?
Nettleton’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. Only 5 of Mississippi’s 187 towns score higher on hazard risk. The median household income is $42K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 1 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Nettleton. Nettleton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 15 of Mississippi’s 187 towns do worse. Nettleton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Nettleton stand out
Where Nettleton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
96% of working residents leave Nettleton for work
Where Nettleton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Nettleton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Nettleton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Nettleton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nettleton, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nettleton.
On CDC estimates, Nettleton is less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns
Nettleton beats the Mississippi average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 49% of adults have high blood pressure in Nettleton, above both the Mississippi town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 39% of Nettleton adults get no exercise outside work.
| Nettleton | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 45% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| What stands out | Nettleton | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 39% | 34% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nettleton’s public schools trail 53% of Mississippi districts
Its public schools are run by the Nettleton School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Nettleton High School, with 316 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nettleton Junior HighLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 243 | – |
| Nettleton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 316 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Most of Nettleton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Nettleton for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Nettleton has lost 420 jobs, to 378 in 2023. Nettleton’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Nettleton | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 19% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Nettleton, expect mild winters and hot summers
Nettleton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Nettleton’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Nettleton are worth about $155K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Nettleton home is worth about $155,000, up 3.6% in a year, 21% below the Mississippi typical home.
| Nettleton | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 72% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $933 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Nettleton
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Natchez Trace Parkway and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nettleton. Close and well known come first.
12 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
13 mi MuseumElvis Presley Birthplace
14 mi National BattlefieldTupelo National Battlefield686 visitors a year
30 mi National park siteBrices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site2K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumTupelo Automobile MuseumPhoto credits
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about Nettleton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Nettleton; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Nettleton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
About Nettleton
City in Mississippi, United States
Nettleton is a city in Lee and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 1,935 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1888, the town was named after George Henry Nettleton, president of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad (KCM&B).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 259 ft
- ZIP code
- 38858
- Area code
- 662
Questions about Nettleton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nettleton, MS expensive?
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−.
What is Nettleton, MS known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Jason Ferguson and Jim Price.