re: If you just HAD to live in Mississippi, where would you want to live?

Posted by vl100butch

Ridgeland, MS

Member since Sep 2005

36595 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:45 am to White Bear

I live in Ridgeland and really like the area.

Posted by chrome_daddy

LA (Lower Ashvegas)

Member since May 2004

2450 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:47 am to auggie

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Northeast corner.

This. On at least 100 acres. With a creek and ponds. 1/4 mile gravel road over a cattle gap to the house. 4-5 all business dogs to greet / surround your vehicle.

Posted by Popths

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2016

4386 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:51 am to chrome_daddy

Hattiesburg

Posted by HuskyPanda

Philly

Member since Feb 2018

2233 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:52 am to themetalreb

Ocean Springs. Has a nice charm to it honestly and some good restaurants. We go twice a year and honestly, I really like it there.

Posted by Spelt it rong

Louisiana

Member since Oct 2012

10732 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:54 am to themetalreb

Oxford. Lived there for 4 years while my wife got her doctorate.

We plan to retire there after our kids are grown.

Posted by CootDisCootDat

St. Charles, The Community

Member since May 2014

1750 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:56 am to HuskyPanda

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Ocean Springs

quote:
good restaurants

Cheryl’s Steakhouse FTW

Posted by WaydownSouth

Stratton Oakmont

Member since Nov 2018

10360 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:57 am to themetalreb

Bay St Louis
Ocean Springs
Biloxi
Hattiesburg
Oxford
Southaven
Madison

In that order

Posted by fr33manator

Baton Rouge

Member since Oct 2010

132969 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:58 am to themetalreb

Ocean Springs

Posted by HuskyPanda

Philly

Member since Feb 2018

2233 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:00 am to CootDisCootDat

quote:
Cheryl’s Steakhouse FTW

Great spot, and I absolutely freakin love the Lady May

Posted by BigAppleTiger

New York City

Member since Dec 2008

10899 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:06 am to themetalreb

The one positive about Mississippi is value for money. My brother moved to Meridian about 10 years ago and picked up a 4k sq ft house with a a pool and a tennis court for about 300k. It's a nice neighborhood near the country club. Houses were so cheap back then they were selling for 75k to 100k for moderately decent homes. At least you can have a nice house to relax and enjoy because not much to do elsewhere but at least Meridian's downtown has a few nice restaurants and feels like somewhat of a city. All I got.

Posted by Grinder

Member since Nov 2007

2469 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:17 am to themetalreb

No where. It’s 1 step above a 3rd world country.

Posted by CleverUserName

Member since Oct 2016

16004 posts

Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:33 am to TinGym

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If I had a young family? Tish county/Iuka.

Very very very underrated part of the state.

For the life of me I cannot explain why there is no explosion of development and entertainment around pickwick lake and up and down the waterway.

I’m drawing up some plans for some possible retirement business ideas somewhere along the waterway.