SperlingViews - Madison, Mississippi

I moved to madison a little over a year ago. Nice enough place. Too many people crammed into too small an area. Idiot drivers everywhere who will cut you off, run you over, and dont like turn signals. I only drive a few miles to work everyday and usually have at least one person in my lane or pulling out in front of me etc. Roads are absolutely horrendous. The worst potholes and surfaces with humps and bumps that can make your car go airborne even when doing the speedlimit. The town makes everything built be covered in bricks and no billboards or signs. Hard to find things at first. I like that they keep the property values up and keep undesireable things like trailer parks and strip clubs out. Need to fix the roads to match the buildings. The person that said there is about 19 students to each teacher is crazy. Some locals are pretty snobby and think they are better than you because of it. Mayor is the dictator of all that is Madison ( Mary Hawkins Butler I believe is her name) I am told that she must approve the wallpaper in a business if it wants to be in Madison. Crime is not bad especially being so close to the very crime laden Jackson. It some times spills over to here. Crime can be bad on the other side in Canton as well. Most people are either born here or got transplanted for work. I dont think anyone will pick this place out of a map as a great place to move to. It is great for the area but not a place to pick because it rates well in polling of cities. There are a lot of nice people in spite of the few snobs. Pretty area. Decent amount of things to do. [read more...]

If you are not originally from Mississippi, you will have a difficult time integrating socially. You are asked who "your people" (i.e. family) are and if they aren't known or you aren't from here, they won't accept you. It is like the "old south" in the civil war era. There is the "good ole boys" club (mostly all preppy hunters and fisherman) who all look and act the same, and the women are expected to be a stepford wife and social conformist, playing the perfect hostess to all her shallow and superficial friends who also look, dress, and act the same. It is a world of the "have" and "have not" and the "haves" are snobby elite's. If you can manage to find people who have moved here from other places, you may end up with friends and grow to accept your lot in life here and do okay, but it takes a while if you aren't willing to become a Mississippi chameleon. Sorry, but there's not a lot of good to say about living here. I can't wait to move.[read more...]

Madison ms is one of the worst places i've lived in yet. first days of school were horrible, people were so mean! the mayor is a psyco freak, who demand all buildings are brick. you also have to request to put anything colorful, in your front yard and remember no colored curtains in the front windows. if you like to be under a dictatorship madison is the place to live [read more...]

Madison is the best place in Mississippi to raise a family. The cost of living is low, public schools are the BEST in the state, people are very friendly. Housing is very affordable compared to other cities like Madison in the country.[read more...]

Many subtle lifestyle differences help create a very desireable and extremely liveable community that has become an extremely sought after location for folks to move to from other parts of Mississippi. From the aesthetics easily noticed throughout the charming city and surrounding areas in Madison County to the wide choice of family activities offered, Madison will continue to grow quickly in home sales AND popularity.[read more...]

Mississippi's Most Liveable City Awarded "The Seal of Approval" by the American Association of Retirement Communities. Recognized by Sister Cities International as having the "Best First Year Program Worldwide" for cities under 100,000. Designated as a "Model City" by Southern Living Magazine Named as "One of the Top 100 Cities in America" by Money Magazine Featured as one of "The 50 Best Small Southern Towns" by Peach Tree Publishing Named one of "Top Ten Cities in America" to raise a family by Family Circle Magazine Links available[read more...]

I have lived all over the eastern US and the south has by far the nicest people in the world. We don't have traffic problems. Our cost of living is reasonable. And we have great schools. I get very angry at people for sterotyping Mississippi. It's a wonderful place to live.[read more...]

Company Information Since our inception in 2004, The Herrington Realty Company has been dedicated to providing the highest level of professionalism in our market. Owner, Patti Herrington founded the company on Christian principles and is committed to hiring the most professional agents in the business. We have well exceeded our expectations since the beginning of our company and are continually improving the level of our service by investing in our sales associates and our clients. Vision Statement ...to be recognized as a premier real estate company that is committed to providing the highest standards of excellence in the real estate industry. We are continually focused on building a team of Christian professionals that share the same passion for excellence. Because we realize that we are on a pathway that leads to a higher calling, it is our desire to create life long relationships with our clients and peers while working together for the greater good of our community. [read more...]