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I will chime in and try to be as non-biased as possible.
Agriculture
Tennessee and Mississippi seem to be pretty even as far as agriculture.
Mississippi has 11.2 million acres of farmland, is the #3 producer of cotton, #1 producer of catfish, and agriculture directly or indirectly employess nearly 30% of the population.
Tennessee has 10.9 million acres of farmland, is the #2 producer of meat goats, #6 producer of equine, and one of the top producers of hardwood.
Terrain
I like the beach, but Mississippi only has 62 miles of coastline plus the islands a few miles off the coast. If Mississippi develops those islands further, and I think they plan to, then Mississippi and Tennessee may be closer in this aspect. Right now I give the edge to Tennessee.
Urban Environments
I give it to Tennessee. Mississippi has too little population and hasn't had the number of transplants that Tennessee cities have to help grow the population. Mississippi cities don't have the number of amenities that Tennessee cities do.
Rural Environments
There are distinct regions in Mississippi that seem to have a certain character. The entire state has been one of the biggest contributors of music, literature, and sports and the reason for this is the struggle many people have encountered in Mississippi.
Many states have antebellum homes, historic sites, character, and history, but I give the nod to Mississippi. It's not a bad place to live either, despite the negative connotations it has.
Future outlook
Hard to say. Mississippi has recently, over the past 20 years, pushed hard for industry and is succeeding in getting it. Tennessee is ahead right now, but it depends on whether or not Mississippi continues pushing hard for industry.
Lol,..no I'm not naive at all,... some people don't like the urban lifestyle,...
What does "urban lifestyle" have to do with anything? And even on that basis, Nashville, Memphis, and even Chattanooga and Knoxville have more to offer than any city in Mississippi in that regard.
The only "urban" area of Mississippi is the southern suburbs of Memphis, and that doesn't really even count. Mississippi I'm sure has some nice areas but its one of those states that simply lacks a real urban environment. Biloxi is nice to visit though.
The only "urban" area of Mississippi is the southern suburbs of Memphis, and that doesn't really even count. Mississippi I'm sure has some nice areas but its one of those states that simply lacks a real urban environment. Biloxi is nice to visit though.
I think that's more suburban in nature.
I think Jackson meets the criteria in the most basic of ways (it's something akin to a mini-Memphis in terms of built environment and architecture), and perhaps one might include Oxford and maybe Starkville in the college town sense. But Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Knoxville trump pretty much anything Mississippi offers in this regard.
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