| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Arts & Entertainment Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Population Density Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Biloxi | 44,054 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4.13 |
| Oxford | 18,916 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4.88 |
| Starkville | 23,888 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Jackson | 173,514 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Ridgeland | 24,047 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8.13 |
| Columbus | 23,640 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 8.38 |
| Hattiesburg | 45,989 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 8.88 |
| Vicksburg | 23,856 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| Meridian | 41,148 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 10.5 |
| Gulfport | 67,793 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 10.75 |
| Tupelo | 34,546 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 11 |
| Southaven | 48,982 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 11.13 |
| Horn Lake | 26,066 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11.38 |
| Madison | 24,149 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11.63 |
| Pearl | 25,092 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12.5 |
| Pascagoula | 22,392 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 12.63 |
| Olive Branch | 33,484 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12.75 |
| Greenville | 34,400 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 12.88 |
| Clinton | 25,216 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Brandon | 21,705 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 |