Living in Flora, Mississippi

Flora is a small town in western Madison County, northwest of Madison on Highway 49 and Highway 22. It has a handful of local restaurants, Madison County schools, and the Mississippi Petrified Forest right off Highway 49.

By Jared Laster, Living in Mississippi. Updated 2026-10-24.

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Flora at a glance

Based on information from MLS United, LLC. for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What Flora is like

Flora is a town of about 1,700 people. The town describes itself as a small community just north of Jackson and northwest of Madison, with an annual Harvest Festival and Calico fair, and it has a newer industrial park.

For a small town it has a good handful of places to eat. A 2025 travel feature named Los Molcajetes, Bill's Creole and Steak Depot, Railroad Pizza Co., the Briar Patch, the Blue Rooster and Bumpers Drive-In.

The Mississippi Petrified Forest

The Mississippi Petrified Forest sits off Highway 49 in Flora. The logs were buried about 36 million years ago, and you can walk a nature trail past them, then visit the Earth Science Museum. Bob and Shirl Schabilion bought the land in 1962 and opened it to the public a year later.

Schools and homes

Flora is in the Madison County School District, which earned an A for 2025-26. The district's Flora zone feeds East Flora Elementary, Madison Middle School, Rosa Scott (9th grade) and Madison Central High School.

The Census median home value for the town is $204,800, but it's a small sample with a wide margin of error. Based on MLS data, the median sold price for homes with Flora addresses was $415,000 across 39 sales from October 2025 through September 2026.

Neighborhoods in and around Flora

Schools

Flora is in the Madison County School District, rated A for 2025-26. The Flora zone feeds into Madison Central High School.

Getting around

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Questions about living in Flora

What school district is Flora in?

Flora is in the Madison County School District, which earned an A for 2025-26. The Flora zone feeds East Flora Elementary, Madison Middle, Rosa Scott and Madison Central High School.

What is Flora, MS known for?

The Mississippi Petrified Forest, where logs buried about 36 million years ago line a walking trail, plus a small town with a good handful of local restaurants.

What do homes cost in Flora?

Based on MLS data, the median sold price for homes with Flora addresses was $415,000 across 39 sales from October 2025 through September 2026. The Census median for the town itself is $204,800 (2020-2024), with a wide margin of error.

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