RedwoodMS
299 residents make their home in this town in Mississippi.
Is Redwood a good place to live?
Among 100 Mississippi towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Redwood. Redwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
299 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Redwood: who provides what
Redwood is unincorporated, so Warren 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 Redwood.
The schools Redwood’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Vicksburg Warren School District. Its one school is below. Redwood’s only public school teaches 367 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 367 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a high hazard risk in Redwood: drought
Compared with 73% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Redwood is higher. Expected losses in Redwood break down as 57% from drought and 16% from inland flooding. Also worth knowing: households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Redwood, expect mild winters and hot summers
The midsummer high for Redwood comes to 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
Compared with most of Mississippi and the rest of the country, fewer of Redwood’s adults have diabetes
Redwood: just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression. 31% of Redwood adults have obesity, below both the Mississippi town median (42%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). Add to that, among 102 Mississippi towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Redwood.
| Redwood | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 39% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 16% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 18% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 45% | 35% |
| What stands out | Redwood | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.1% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 22.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS Cairo and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Redwood. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MuseumUSS Cairo
37 mi National MonumentPoverty Point National Monument
22 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
7 mi National Military ParkVicksburg National Military Park410K visitors a year
37 mi Stadium & arenaMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
35 mi National MonumentMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument61K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS Cairo: Katyrw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Poverty Point National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium: Jfurr1981 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Redwood
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Redwood; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Redwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Questions about Redwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Redwood, MS a good place to live?
Redwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.