Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Terry’s subject grades is a B for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for health. 27% of the land in Terry is conserved, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 2.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On the outdoors, just 11 of Mississippi’s 187 towns do better. Its National Register listings include Dudley Jones House and Wolfe House. Terry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Terry beats most towns.
Census counts: 198 in 1880, 1,304 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1852 and 3 maps from 1937 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Terry is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Terry, 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 Terry.
Terry: 83% of adults had a checkup this year, against 82% in Mississippi’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. Of 31 CDC measures, Terry beats the Mississippi average on 3 and trails it on 2. Also worth knowing: in Terry, 47% of adults have high blood pressure. Only 10 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Terry.
| Terry | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 45% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 33% |
| What stands out | Terry | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7.2% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.6% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Terry High School, with 1,127 students. Public schools: the Hinds County School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,127 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Trails total 0.9 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Terry’s concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. County Park | — | 8 |
| 2. Village Square | 0.2 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Only 9 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Terry. Its mean commuting time stands at 32 minutes. Employers in Terry shed 37 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 221. Among residents here, 14% live below the poverty line.
| Terry | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 19% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 100 Mississippi towns, just 5 have a higher share of households owning their home than Terry. Its rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,313 a month. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2%.
| Terry | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,313 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Terry, the peak summer temperature is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the losses FEMA expects in Terry, 37% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Terry sits above nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Since 1979, Terry has seen 18 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Terry. Close and well known come first.
14 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
38 mi MuseumUSS Cairo
17 mi National MonumentMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument61K visitors a year
20 mi National Military ParkVicksburg National Military Park410K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumMississippi Civil Rights MuseumNatchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium: Jfurr1981 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · USS Cairo: Katyrw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Terry
About 10 of every 100 Terry residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
1,063 counted in 2010 and 1,304 in 2020; an estimated 1,557 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
4 places in Terry on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Mississippi, United States
Terry is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Terry had a population of 1,304. It is located along Interstate 55, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Jackson and located in Supervisors District Five of Hinds County. The town is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Terry.
Terry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Terry reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Terry with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($61,644 across the Jackson, MS metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Tommy Johnson and Henry L. Brown.
.jpg){kind=link}