Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall it grades B−, 24th among Mississippi's 99 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 85% of Mississippi towns. Pass Christian’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On cost of living, just 16 of Mississippi’s 184 towns do worse. Pass Christian has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Turkey Creek Community Historic District and Scenic Drive Historic District.
Where Pass Christian beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pass Christian Elementary School | PK–5 | 378 |
| Pass Christian Middle School | 6–8 | 384 |
| Pass Christian High School | 9–12 | 606 |
Turkey Creek Community Historic District
Census counts: 790 in 1850, 5,686 in 2020. The archive holds 36 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Pass Christian is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pass Christian. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
38 mi LandmarkFort Macomb
17 mi MuseumJefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum
10 mi Zoo & aquariumMississippi Aquarium
23 mi MuseumOhr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art
23 mi MuseumMaritime & Seafood Industry MuseumGulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Macomb: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5 · Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi Aquarium: Kaotate, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pass Christian, 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 Pass Christian.
Pass Christian fares better on crime within Mississippi than nationally and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Mississippi (mostly hurricanes).
The median property tax bill is $1,953, against $1,215 across Mississippi, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Pass Christian home is worth about $304,000, up 2.4% in a year, 56% above the Mississippi typical home. Pass Christian’s median rent is $1,198 a month.
| Pass Christian | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,198 a month | $900 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Pass Christian School District. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Pass Christian High School, with 606 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Christian Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 384 | A− |
| Pass Christian High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 606 | A+ |
| Pass Christian Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 378 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 83% of Mississippi towns, with expected losses of about $476 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on. 2,723 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 152 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1978, 2,723 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pass Christian.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,901 working residents takes 34.1 minutes, against 25.6 across Mississippi.
Most working residents leave Pass Christian for work: only 10% work in town. 8.4% of Pass Christian residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Pass Christian has added 163 jobs, to 1,370 in 2023.
| Pass Christian | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 20% | 8% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 41.9°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.5°. The Gulfport Naval Ctr weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 44 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 96% of Mississippi places with climate records.
Pass Christian has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Pass Christian is 42°F. Among 101 Mississippi towns, just 10 have a lower July high than Pass Christian.
| Pass Christian | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 42°F | 36°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 13.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 86% of Mississippi’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 121 to 78 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Among 57 Mississippi towns, just 1 have a lower violent crime rate than Pass Christian. Pass Christian reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Pass Christian | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.6 per 1,000 residents | 17.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Mississippi it is healthier than 81% of the 101 graded towns: much of Mississippi scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Mississippi is tooth loss: 9.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.5% statewide.
Pass Christian beats the Mississippi average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Pass Christian. Among 101 Mississippi towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Pass Christian.
| Pass Christian | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 82% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| What stands out | Pass Christian | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 18.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.6% | 22.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 271 of its 9,738 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Pass Christian itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Henderson Park | — | 7 |
| 2. War Memorial Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Pass Christian; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Pass Christian residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
4,613 counted in 2010 and 5,686 in 2020; an estimated 6,459 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 13.4% since 2020, after 23.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 notable people were born in Pass Christian.
City in Mississippi, US
Pass Christian (), nicknamed The Pass, is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Pass Christian had a population of 5,686.
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2 towns share a border with Pass Christian.
| Town | MS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Christian | #24 | B− | C | B+ | A | B |
| Henderson Point | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Long Beach | #17 | B | C | B+ | A+ | B |
Henderson Point isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pass Christian with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pass Christian grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #24 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($62,418 across the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Gene Lang and Larry Yarborough.
