Apartments for Rent in Byram, MS

Byram's unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average. However, this area is decidedly prosperous: The average household income is slightly lower than the national average, but that makes it dramatically better off than most of the surrounding areas, especially when you take into account Byram's famously low cost of living. However, this income isn't evenly distributed: About half of Byram residents make less than $100,000 each year. Projected job growth is excellent, so it's likely Byram will continue to see dramatic growth. Both high school and college completion rates in Byram are roughly on par with, or slightly higher than, the rest of the nation. Nearly 18% of adults in Byram work in sales, office and administrative support jobs, while just over 10% work in sales, and about 7% work in teaching, education or library roles.

Byram is part of the Hinds County Public School District. Byram is a bit of an outlier, thanks to its affluence, but in general Hinds students have a 30% proficiency rating in reading and a 25% proficiency rate in math. About 85% of students in the district graduate high school.