2026 Compare Cities Rankings:
Jackson, MS vs Burlington, VT

#26 Best Block Party Places

#43 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#69 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#91 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#94 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#178 2005 Best Places to Live

#323 Best Green Cities

#350 Best Green Cities

#1 Best Green Cities

#3 America’s Best Cities for Foodies

#9 Best States for LGBTQ Rights

#10 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#16 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#37 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#95 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#232 2005 Best Places to Live

Mississippi is improving and growing. The educational system is much better than one realizes. Mississippi produces college graduates. There are a large number of  More

Im in Pelahatchie,MS and I've been here before but my family tends to stay away from this area. I watch the news daily and all I hear is jackson. On the other note,  More

Im in Pelahatchie,MS and I've been here before but my family tends to stay away from this area. I watch the news daily and all I hear is jackson. On the other note,  More

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More