Lauderdale, Mississippi

About Lauderdale

Lauderdale is a small unincorporated community in eastern Mississippi.

Lauderdale holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.86 square miles.

📰 Lauderdale News Today

• What is the unemployment rate in Lauderdale County, MS right now? USAFacts · Sep 30
• Perry Dale Collins Obituary Aug 6, 2026 Robert Barham Family Funeral Home · Aug 6
• Lauderdale County teacher named Mississippi history teacher of the year Twin States News · Sep 18
• Lauderdale County gives statement on Compass Data Center WTOK · Jul 15
• Northeast Lauderdale High School Investigates Racist Slur on Baseball Field Mississippi Free Press · May 11

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What Makes Lauderdale Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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