VictoriaMS
A town of 1,121, settled in 1882.
Is Victoria a good place to live?
The best of Victoria’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 37% of residents live below the poverty line in Victoria, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 6 of Mississippi’s 186 towns score lower on walkability. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Robert Raiford Home and Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Victoria has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,121 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Victoria grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Victoria is from typical.
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Moving to Victoria: who provides what
Victoria is unincorporated, so Marshall 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 Victoria.
Victoria’s grade for health is a D
19% of Victoria adults have diabetes, above both Mississippi’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (12%). 49% of adults have high blood pressure in Victoria. Victoria beats the Mississippi average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Victoria | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 45% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Victoria | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 21.9% | 16.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Victoria’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in Victoria fell to 13 in 2023, 31 fewer than in 2013. The median household income in Victoria is $70,000. The top destinations are Memphis (21%), Olive Branch (14%) and Southaven (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Victoria has mild winters and hot summers
Victoria has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Victoria’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Victoria faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Victoria sells for about $362K at the median
78% of Victoria households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SS Sultana and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Victoria. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Ancient siteSS Sultana
33 mi Stadium & arenaVaught–Hemingway Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
32 mi MuseumNational Civil Rights Museum
32 mi Stadium & arenaFedExForum
11 mi MuseumGraceland TooPhoto credits
SS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · Vaught–Hemingway Stadium: Matthew Nichols, CC BY 2.0 · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Graceland Too: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Victoria
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Victoria
About 0 of every 100 Victoria residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Victoria for work
Where Victoria’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Victoria
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Victoria, MS expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $209,000, 8% above the Mississippi typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.