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Would you rather live in Madison, Mississippi or Midland, Texas?

Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:08 pm
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
5865 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:08 pm
The two places are not really comparable at all, but I thought it could be interesting.

If you were making the same amount of money which would you pick?

How much more would it take to bring you to midland? (I assume the COL is lower in Mississippi)

Assume no family connection to either place, and your family lives in the middle.
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
46192 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:09 pm to
Madison by a mile, Jackson is a third world shithole but Madison is a nice suburb and good location. Midland is nothing in middle of nowhere
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 4:11 pm
Posted by redneck
Los Suenos, Costa Rica
Member since Dec 2003
54019 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:10 pm to
Madison, especially if you can afford to live on the Ross Barnett
Posted by Mstate
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2009
10161 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:10 pm to
Madison big time.

I lived there after college for a few years and still have a lot of friends there. It’s a great place to raise a family.

Posted by TriStateAreaFootball
Member since Dec 2024
1085 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:10 pm to
People who think Madison is far-and-away the best town in MS have never been to the Mississippi Coast nor have they been to Desoto County or the college towns.



Also, What a strange comparison OP.
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 4:14 pm
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
70406 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:11 pm to
quote:

Would you rather live in Madison, Mississippi or Midland, Texas?
Missoula, Montana

Raise rabbits
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
38903 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:11 pm to
only reason to live in Midland is to make money so if they are both equal, Madison
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
30701 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:14 pm to
This thread sucks arse
Posted by L5ut1g3r
Member since Mar 2019
918 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:15 pm to
Is neither an option?
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
101835 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:17 pm to
Madison isn’t bad from the time I’ve been there. Still too close to Jackson for me but Midland-Odessa is expensive as hell and out in the middle of nowhere.


I’d think quality of life would be better in Madison.
Posted by rpg37
Ocean Springs, MS
Member since Sep 2008
51835 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:19 pm to
quote:


People who think Madison is far-and-away the best town in MS have never been to the Mississippi Coast nor have they been to Desoto County or the college towns.



Also, What a strange comparison OP.


I have lived in DeSoto County, Starkville, and Oxford for 20 years. Madison would rank second out of the five, behind Oxford. DeSoto County and the Coast have a lot of trashy pockets and people.
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
5865 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:19 pm to
Madison may not be the nicest place in Mississippi, but it is one of the nicest, cheap places in the entire country, from what I can tell.
Anything comparable to it in Texas is full of trash, Yankees, or is a lot more expensive.
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
5865 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:19 pm to
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
5865 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:20 pm to
Sure, what would your recommendations be?
Posted by Trevaylin
south texas
Member since Feb 2019
8725 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:23 pm to
Billy Bob Thornton seems to prefer Midland
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
35996 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:24 pm to
I live in Ridgeland, about a mile south of the Madison city line. Would absolutely stay here vice moving to Midland, TX.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
58635 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:25 pm to
I have lived in both towns (still live in Madison) and it is not even close.


ETA: I have lived all over the country and Madison, Ms is the cleanest and safest place I have ever lived.
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 5:07 pm
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
14505 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:30 pm to
Madison.

Midland’s cost of living is really high and the climate is one of the worst. Dry, windy, and dusty. Also the more educated people typically don’t live there. They fly in on Monday for work and fly out on Thursday afternoon.
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 4:49 pm
Posted by Horsemeat
Truckin' somewhere in the US
Member since Dec 2014
14519 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:31 pm to
Living in west texas just seems like a level of purgatory.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
57893 posts
Posted on 5/5/25 at 4:33 pm to
What a strange thread
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