New HopeMS
Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi. It is a town of 3,952 residents in Mississippi.
Is New Hope a good place to live?
New Hope grades B+ overall and ranks 10th of 99 in Mississippi. That leaves it better than 71% of U.S. towns. Its strongest is schools (A): its schools rank ahead of 91% of Mississippi towns. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $238K, 4.7 years of the Columbus area’s $51K median household income. It also trails on walkability (C+). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 62% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too (C): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 56% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. The town has 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
What makes New Hope stand out
Where New Hope beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave New Hope for work
Where New Hope’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How New Hope grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far New Hope is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to New Hope: who provides what
New Hope is unincorporated, so Lowndes 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 New Hope.
New Hope looks healthier within Mississippi than nationally and sends most of its workers to Columbus and beyond.
For schools, New Hope earns an A
The largest public high school is New Hope High School, with 787 students. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Lowndes County School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,191 | B+ |
| New Hope High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 787 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Mississippi and the rest of the country, fewer of New Hope’s residents live below the poverty line
New Hope has 118 jobs for its 1,351 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Only 10 of the 101 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than New Hope. The town’s middle household income is $80,000, above Mississippi’s towns ($50,000) and close to U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Columbus (41%), Starkville (4%) and Tupelo (3%). The median commute is under 9 miles.
| New Hope | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 20% | 8% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In New Hope, expect mild winters and hot summers
The town’s midsummer 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
New Hope is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Within Mississippi it is healthier than 85% of the 101 graded towns: much of Mississippi scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Mississippi is food insecurity: 13.1% of its 2,391 adults worry about having enough food, against 22.4% statewide.
Just over a tenth of New Hope adults have diabetes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, New Hope is ahead of Mississippi on 16 and behind on 1. Only 9 of the 101 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have obesity than New Hope. Among adults here, 18% say their health is fair or poor and 13% worry about having enough food.
| New Hope | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 42% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 24% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 36% | 25% |
| What stands out | New Hope | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 22.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in New Hope, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in New Hope, 36% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about New Hope
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Hope
About 2 of every 100 New Hope residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
About New Hope
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
New Hope is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Hope had a population of 3,161.
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- Area
- 5.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 223 ft
Questions about New Hope
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Hope, MS a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. New Hope grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #10 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades B for health and A for schools.
Is New Hope, MS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.