Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,858, settled in 1837.
Philadelphia gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $133K, 2.3 years of the county’s $57K median household income. It grades C overall, 40th of 99 graded towns in Mississippi. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $51K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 77% of Mississippi towns. On walkability, just 13 of Mississippi’s 186 towns do better. Philadelphia's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Philadelphia has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Downtown Philadelphia Historic District and Booker T. Washington High School.
Where Philadelphia beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Philadelphia’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Philadelphia is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 101 in 1880, 7,118 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1929 and 3 maps from 1972 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia.
Philadelphia pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Mississippi rate.
20% of adults have diabetes in Philadelphia, above both the Mississippi town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 42% of adults get no exercise outside work in Philadelphia. Philadelphia beats the Mississippi average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Philadelphia | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 45% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 14% |
| What stands out | Philadelphia | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.5% | 11.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 31.9% | 22.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.2% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $133K.
Its public schools are run by the Neshoba County Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 430 | C |
| Neshoba Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 908 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
6,174 jobs are based in Philadelphia, 2.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Philadelphia’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Philadelphia fell to 6,174 in 2023, 979 fewer than in 2013. Philadelphia’s median household income is $51,000, against $50,000 in Mississippi’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Philadelphia | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 28% | 19% | 8% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime runs at 4.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Mississippi rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. At 45.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 73% of Mississippi’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Philadelphia is 28.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Philadelphia | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 28.8 per 1,000 residents | 16.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (about $133K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles. At 2.3 years of the county’s $57K median household income, the typical home (about $133K) costs less against local pay than in 80% of Mississippi towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
Philadelphia’s median rent is $791 a month. The typical Philadelphia home is worth about $133,000, about the same as a year ago, 31% below the Mississippi typical home.
| Philadelphia | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $791 a month | $909 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Philadelphia has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
27% of Philadelphia residents are under 18. Philadelphia has lost 3.7% of its people since 2020, down to 6,858 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 25% across Mississippi.
| Philadelphia | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.7 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
57% women, 43% men
About 74 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.9 points). Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 71% are women (MS 52%).
| Philadelphia | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.7% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.4% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.9% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.9% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Philadelphia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dewitt-Deweese Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Philadelphia; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Philadelphia residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
4 places in Philadelphia on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Philadelphia.
City in Mississippi, United States
Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,118 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Philadelphia.
| Town | MS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | #40 | C | A− | D | A− | D− |
| Pearl River | #27 | C+ | A+ | — | A | D− |
Pearl River reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Philadelphia with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Philadelphia grades C overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #40 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades D− for health, D for safety and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.
18 notable people were born here, including Otis Rush and Marty Stuart.
