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Median House Value:

Bay St. Louis, MS

Found within zip code: 39520
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $158,432
  • high cost relative to Mississippi
  • medium cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,889,000+  0%
$1,416,001-$1,889,000  0%
$944,001-$1,416,000  0%
$755,001-$944,000  2%
$567,001-$755,000  0%
$377,001-$567,000  5%
$189,001-$377,000  27%
$94,001-$189,000  54%
$0-$94,000  12%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to MS, low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density), coastal
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Nautical, Artsy/funky, Walkable


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking, some Portuguese speaking

School Rating Information


Bay St. Louis Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

BAY ST LOUIS WAVELAND SCHOOL DIST School District




1,441 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
7
Better than:
of MS school
districts
62.8%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
2
Better than:
of US school
districts
14.0%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
10
STATE AVERAGE 16

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

79%
76%
78%
76%
80%
76%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
BAY HIGH SCHOOL
750 BLUE MEADOW ROAD, BAY ST LOUIS, MS 39520
(228) 467-5297
09-12
BAY WAVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
600 PINE ST., BAY ST. LOUIS, MS 39520
(228) 463-0315
06-08
NORTH BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
740 DUNBAR AVENUE, BAY ST LOUIS, MS 39520
(228) 467-4757
KG-03
SECOND STREET ELEMENTARY
400 N SECOND STREET, BAY ST LOUIS, MS 39520
(228) 467-4052
04-05
WAVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1101 ST JOSEPH STREET, WAVELAND, MS 39576
(228) 467-6630
KG-03
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 76.2 46.5
BLACK (%) 20.1 51.2
HISPANIC (%) 2.3 1.4
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 1.3 0.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.1 0.2
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) NO DATA 69.5
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $7,993 $11,518,000 29.8
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $672 $969,000 2.5
STAFF $1,082 $1,559,000 4.0
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $764 $1,101,000 2.8
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $883 $1,273,000 3.3
OPERATION $4,517 $6,509,000 16.8
TRANSPORTATION $318 $458,000 1.2
OTHER $235 $338,000 0.9
TOTAL SUPPORT $8,471 $12,207,000 31.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $10,337 $14,895,000 38.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $26,801 $38,620,000 100.0
Bay St. Louis EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Bay St. Louis WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 21.0
CHILDREN IN Bay St. Louis LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 23.6

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Bay St. Louis Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO MS*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 197.70% 10.40% 10 9
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About Bay St. Louis

Bay St. Louis is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 8,288 people and just one neighborhood, Bay St. Louis is the 44th largest community in Mississippi.

Unlike some cities , Bay St. Louis isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bay St. Louis are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bay St. Louis is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bay St. Louis who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.66%), sales jobs (9.37%), and teaching (8.90%).

Also of interest is that Bay St. Louis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Bay St. Louis are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Bay St. Louis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Bay St. Louis Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bay St. Louis is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.06% of adults in Bay St. Louis have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bay St. Louis in 2000 was $18,483, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,932 for a family of four.

Bay St. Louis is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bay St. Louis home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bay St. Louis is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bay St. Louis include French, Irish, Italian, German, English, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Bay St. Louis is English. Some people also speak Spanish.

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