Values rose 1.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. Nearly four fifths of Taylor households are owner-occupiers, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 62% and U.S. towns at 73%. The midpoint rent locally is $1,021 a month.

$387KZillow home value

	Taylor	Mississippi towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	79%	62%	73%
Median rent	$1,021 a month	$905 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Taylor$387K

Mississippi$195K

+1.7%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 1.7% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.8 years of income Rents$1,021 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

About half of Taylor’s working residents commute to Oxford

Taylor’s middle household income is $80,000, above the Mississippi town median ($50,000) and near the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Oxford (50%), Memphis (6%) and Southaven (3%). In Taylor, 11% of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away.

0%work in town

	Taylor	Mississippi towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	11%	21%	9.6%
Median household income	$80,000	$50,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	26 minutes	23 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Taylor0%

Oxford50%

Memphis6%

Southaven3%

Olive Branch3%

9 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Taylor

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here35 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Taylor Commute times26 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 9 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Taylor has mild winters and hot summers

For Taylor, the peak summer temperature is 91°F.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–55°

Spring50–74°

Summer69–90°

Fall51–75°

Oct 31

typical first frost

Apr 3

typical last frost

+0.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 32°Rain & snow1″ of snow a winter · 58 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Taylor than in most of Mississippi or the rest of the country

Taylor: 31% of adults feel lonely. Only 9 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Taylor.

	Taylor	Mississippi towns	U.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	14%	18%	17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	31%	37%	33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	32%	39%	36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	84%	82%	79%

31 measures vs. Mississippi

16 better12 too close to call3 worse

What stands out	Taylor	MS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	12.7%	22.4%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	9.8%	16.8%
More adults who have had cancer	10.7%	7.6%

Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS

6.3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby6.3 miles to an ER · Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS How adults are doingFewer adults lacking emotional support Every CDC estimateBetter than MS on 16 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Taylor faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Taylor sits below 54% of U.S. communities. 28% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 27%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Taylor once, in 2026.

46risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Taylor Get ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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