Ranked · Pick an HQ · Mississippi

Best cities to put your HQ in Mississippi

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Pick an HQ” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

1. 1.Jackson, MS147k residents

   59/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

2. 2.Southaven, MS56k residents

   57/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8% · avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

3. 3.Madison, MS28k residents

   53/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 64.2% · avg. weekly wage: $1,105/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

4. 4.Oxford, MS26k residents

   50/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 57.5% · avg. weekly wage: $1,014/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

5. 5.Olive Branch, MS47k residents

   49/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4% · avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

6. 6.Pearl, MS28k residents

   49/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1% · avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

7. 7.Brandon, MS26k residents

   49/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3% · avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

8. 8.Clinton, MS27k residents

   48/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,184/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

9. 9.Horn Lake, MS27k residents

   48/100

   bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5% · avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

10. 10.Greenville, MS28k residents

    47/100

    bachelor's degree or higher: 22% · avg. weekly wage: $878/wk · corporate income tax: 5%

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.