O'NEAL - RAMSAY MEMORIAL PARK is in Saucier, MS (Perfect for a Birthday party), 2011
Saucier’s story
133 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2011.
- 1893Saucier is settled
SaucierMS
A town of 1,014, settled in 1893.
George Austin McHenry House · Photo: Woodlot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,014
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$247K
+5.2% in a year
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
37.5
years
Jobs based here
97
A commuter town
Is Saucier a good place to live?
The best of Saucier’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Saucier’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both the Mississippi town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town in Mississippi scores lower than Saucier on walkability. The median household income is $50K, and 32% of residents live below the poverty line. Saucier has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Saucier stand out
Where Saucier beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
Saucier$247K
Mississippi$195K
Cost of livingA
4 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 92% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
Harrison County School District
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Saucier Elementary | K–6 | 325 |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Worth knowing · Natural hazardsD
Hurricanes and inland flooding at the top
FEMA National Risk Index.
A shrinking town
Saucier has shrunk 20% from 2010 to 2020
1,342 counted in 2010 and 1,077 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Saucier grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Saucier is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.8 of 20; 1.9% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & income97 jobs based hereD−Open →Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 92% of U.S. towns; Singing River Gulfport 12.7 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →SchoolsA−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 37.5; 6% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Saucier: who provides what
Saucier is unincorporated, so Harrison County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerMississippi Power15.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSaucier Utilities1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHarrison CountyHarrison County provides services here
Register to voteIn personMississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHarrison County RegistrarHarrison County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP code3957439574 100%Census 2020
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 Saucier.
HealthD
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Saucier than in most of Mississippi or the rest of the country
19% of Saucier adults report frequent physical distress, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. 28% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Saucier. Saucier beats the Mississippi average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
8%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Saucier | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 45% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 12% |
31 measures vs. Mississippi
3 better17 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Saucier | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.8% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.9% | 11.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 8.6% |
Singing River Gulfport
12.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsA−
Saucier’s schools rank ahead of 75% of Mississippi districts
Its public schools are run by the Harrison County School District. Its one school is below.
75%of MS districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saucier ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 325 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Saucier faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
92risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Saucier’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Saucier for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Gulfport (36%), Biloxi (12%) and D'Iberville (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
1%work in town
| Saucier | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 19% | 8% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Saucier1%
Gulfport36%
Biloxi12%
D'Iberville4%
Hattiesburg3%
19 mi
median commute distance
97
jobs based in Saucier
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade A
A larger share of households in Saucier own their home than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
96% of Saucier households own their home. Typical home values rose 5.2% in the year to September 2026.
$247KZillow home value
Typical home value
Saucier$247K
Mississippi$195K
+5.2%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Saucier has mild winters and hot summers
Saucier has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Saucier’s July high is 91°F.
91°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter41–63°
Spring55–78°
Summer71–90°
Fall56–79°
Nov 22
typical first frost
Mar 7
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.8%conserved
3.8%
conserved · 170 of 4,492 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. O'Neal/Ramsay Memorial Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Saucier
18pages on Saucier
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Saucier
About 3 of every 100 Saucier residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Small town
1,014 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
About Saucier
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Saucier is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,077 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 7.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 161 ft
- ZIP code
- 39574
- Area code
- 228
Questions about Saucier
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Saucier, MS expensive?
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.