Rawls SpringsMS
Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi. A town in Mississippi, home to 1,499 people.
Is Rawls Springs a good place to live?
The best of Rawls Springs’ subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Rawls Springs’ mean commuting time is 34 minutes, above both Mississippi’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Rawls Springs. Rawls Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rawls Springs stand out
Where Rawls Springs beats most towns.
1,499 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Rawls Springs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Rawls Springs is from typical.
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Moving to Rawls Springs: who provides what
Rawls Springs is unincorporated, so Forrest 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 Rawls Springs.
More than half of Rawls Springs’ working residents commute to Hattiesburg
In Rawls Springs, 7.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 7 miles. Rawls Springs’ typical household income stands at $47,000. The top destinations are Hattiesburg (53%), Laurel (7%) and Jackson (3%).
| Rawls Springs | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Rawls Springs beat 73% of Mississippi districts
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Forrest County School District. Also worth knowing: 214 students attend Rawls Springs’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawls Springs Attendance CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 214 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Natural hazards: high risk in Rawls Springs, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Rawls Springs, 41% come from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Rawls Springs
No town among the 102 in Mississippi we compare has a higher midsummer high than Rawls Springs. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rawls Springs is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
For adults in Rawls Springs, the share who have obesity is 39%. 18% of adults in the town have been diagnosed with depression; 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Rawls Springs | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 45% | 35% |
| What stands out | Rawls Springs | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 18.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Rawls Springs sells for about $280K
Among households in Rawls Springs, 65% live in a home they own. Rawls Springs’ midpoint rent comes in at $1,066 a month.
| Rawls Springs | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,066 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hattiesburg Zoo and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rawls Springs. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumLauren Rogers Museum of Art
7 mi MuseumAfrican American Military History Museum
18 mi MuseumMississippi Armed Forces Museum50K visitors a year18 mi Zoo & aquariumCollins Zoo
5 mi GardenAll-American Rose GardenPhoto credits
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Michlaovic, Public domain · African American Military History Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · All-American Rose Garden: Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Rawls Springs
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rawls Springs
About 5 of every 100 Rawls Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Rawls Springs for work
Where Rawls Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rawls Springs
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Rawls Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,202. Rawls Springs is approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Hattiesburg near U.S. Route 49 and a part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rawls Springs is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. A post office operated under the name Rawles Springs from 1905 to 1927.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 174 ft
Questions about Rawls Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rawls Springs, MS a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Is Rawls Springs, MS expensive?
The typical home is worth about $89,000, 54% below the Mississippi typical home.