Currently one of the fastest growing towns in Mississippi is Flowood - east of the Jackson city limits. Flowood has gained in popularity in the last few years due to its great location. The growth and welfare of this town is strongly supported by its highly rated Police and Fire Departments. Excellent neighborhoods and a wide variety of corporate and retail businesses give this town a good tax base. Flowood is part of Rankin County.

Flowood has seven top-rated city schools and the state-of-the-art Flowood Library. Six institutions of higher learning, two private schools, Woman's Hospital, River Oaks Hospital, the Jackson International Airport, and the University of Mississippi Medical School and the Veterans Hospital in Jackson exist within 12 miles of Flowood. In the last three years some of the top retail stores and restaurants have relocated to Flowood and are located in these shopping areas: Dogwood Promenade, Lakeland Commons and Market Street, and Dogwood Festival.

A wide variety of recreational accommodations are found in Flowood - Crystal Lake, located on Flowood Drive offers fishing and boating with handicapped piers and events such as the Kid's Fishing Rodeo held annually, Flowood Liberty Park has a 40-acre facility with a premier baseball field complex as well as a four-plex softball field plus four Olympic-size soccer fields.

Buyers relocating to the Flowood area enjoy the convenience of the short distance to Jackson as well as the great location to the medical facilities. This town offers neighborhoods of varying price ranges, gated neighborhoods plus homes with acreage and countryside within 15 minutes to Jackson.