Fact text

  • Diamondhead was named after Diamond Head, the iconic Hawaiian volcanic cone, because developers wanted that tropical resort vibe in Mississippi.
  • The city sits at the highest point of elevation on Mississippi's Gulf Coast, a whopping 100 feet above sea level, practically a mountain by Gulf Coast standards.
  • Diamondhead was originally designed as a Hawaiian-style resort community, complete with Hawaiian-inspired architecture, landscaping, and street names.
  • A 1,000-gallon aviation fuel tank from Diamondhead's airport once floated onto Interstate 10 during a hurricane, not your typical highway hazard.
  • Diamondhead only officially became a city in 2012, making it one of Mississippi's newest cities despite having thousands of residents for decades.
Your
Diamondhead
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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8076
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Total Population
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$
64041
Median Income
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$
179200
Median Home
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28
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Diamondhead
ranks for retirees?
44
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
82
Healthcare
29
Climate
80

Results

Diamondhead

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Mississippi does not tax Social Security benefits, which is a meaningful advantage for retirees drawing on those payments.

State sales tax here runs about

7

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
82

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
82
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
29

The area has

1

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
80

A

Mild

climate — summers peak near

89

°F, winters dip to about

42

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Mild
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively Moderate

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate

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