Verona dates from 1857, and its 2,713 residents live in a city with more than a century and a half of history. Web design in Verona should show who is behind the business and how long it has been around. A small business website in Verona can start without a big invoice: Aria builds it for $89 a month, domain and email included, and bills the first month only after your approval.

No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.

What kind of businesses Verona has

Some of the business types in Lee County, from the 2023 County Business Patterns:

  • Quick-service restaurants, 95 in the count. What works online: today’s hours, the menu and photos that look like what customers get.
  • Furniture stores, 16 in the count. What works online: product photos by room, store hours and, if you want, an online store with the same monthly fee.
  • Hotels and motels, 37 in the count. What works online: rooms, photos, location and a contact form, so travelers can compare you outside the booking apps.
  • Used car dealers, 13 in the count. What works online: your inventory photos, financing information you are allowed to share and a contact form.
  • Dental offices, 44 in the count. What works online: the dentists and their training, the insurance plans you accept, your hours and a form to request an appointment.

Across Lee County, County Business Patterns counted 2,550 employer establishments in 2023, and the Nonemployer Statistics add 7,717 businesses with no payroll, most of them self-employed owners. One sector stands out in Lee County: banks and lenders, with 122 establishments and 2.3 times the national share. What their websites need: branch hours, services and the required disclosures. Clothing and accessories stores are also overrepresented (72, twice the national share). Verona’s working residents are concentrated in arts, entertainment, recreation, lodging and food service (10.4%) and transportation, warehousing and utilities (6.5%).

A year of weather in Verona

By the 1991-2020 normals of the Verona Experiment Station weather station (1.7 miles from Verona), July highs average 92°F and January lows average 32°F. Precipitation totals about 59 inches a year, with December the wettest month. The high reaches 90°F or more on about 76 days a year, and the low falls to freezing or below on about 62 days. Long, hot summers mean steady work for AC repair, pool care and pest control, and nobody waits when the AC stops. A website that changes with the season help: winter hours, summer specials, storm-season notices, requested by email at no extra charge.

Who lives in Verona, and what that means for your website

Lee County had 83,731 residents in 2025 and 9 incorporated municipalities. Census estimates for a city this size carry a wide margin of error, so the county is the better guide: households have a median income of $67,863, and half the residents are older than 37.5. 85.4% of households have broadband and 14.7% rely on a cellphone data plan alone. Homeowners are 70.8% of households.

Verona on the map

Around Verona, the nearest cities and towns are Plantersville (3.4 miles east), Shannon (5.4 miles south) and Tupelo (5.6 miles north). 19 municipalities lie within 25 miles, each with its own customers. For big-city shopping and services, Collierville, TN (51,909 residents) is 81 miles away. With 739 residents per square mile on 3.7 square miles of land, Verona is moderately dense by Mississippi standards. Tupelo, seat of Lee County, lies 5.6 miles to the north. Naming Plantersville, Nettleton and the other places you cover on a service area page tells customers outside Verona that you work there too.

Verona at a glance

2,713People (2025 estimate)Census Bureau estimate
−2.4%Population change since 2020Mississippi: −0.2%
$46,148Median household incomeMississippi: $56,447
76Days of 90°F or more, per yearNOAA normals 1991-2020
2,550Businesses with employees in Lee CountyCounty Business Patterns 2023

The median household income is $46,148, about 18% below the Mississippi median of $56,447.

Population trend in Verona

Since 2020 the count has slipped: 2,779 then, 2,713 in 2025. Statewide, the change was −0.2%. A steady city rewards the business people can find and trust quickly.

What happens after you sign up

Aria is a web design company from Curitiba, Brazil, working since 2008. There is no Aria office in Verona, and you don’t need one: sign-up, material and approval all happen online.

  1. Fill in the sign-up form (about 5 minutes) and send your material by email.
  2. Within 5 business days you get a temporary link with the whole website, built on a proven template with your brand.
  3. Approve it: the first monthly fee is issued and your domain starts showing the new site.

Later on, you send changes by email (a new price, a new photo, a new service) and the team makes them, with no extra charge.

Plan$89/monthNo setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. No lock-in contract.
  • Business website or online store, same price
  • Your domain, registered and renewed by us (or the one you already have)
  • Business email on your domain: 5 GB, webmail and spam filtering
  • Hosting, SSL certificate and daily backups
  • Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
  • Ready within 5 business days on a temporary link
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Mississippi and federal rules for small business websites

Having a website brings no special license, but a few apply to many Verona businesses:

  • Under ADA Title III, a business open to the public should make its website usable by people with disabilities, according to the Justice Department’s guidance. ADA.gov guidance
  • Mississippi’s regular retail sales tax rate is 7%. Groceries dropped to 5% on July 1, 2025. Local add-ons exist only at the city level: Tupelo adds 0.25% and Jackson adds 1% on certain sales. A sales tax permit from the Department of Revenue is required before doing business, one per location. Mississippi Department of Revenue

General information, not legal advice: confirm the details with the agency that handles each item.

Verona web design FAQ

Will people in Shannon and Plantersville see that I work there too?

Yes. The website can carry a service area section naming Shannon, Plantersville, Okolona and any other town you cover; you send the list by email.

Will my website work on phones?

Yes. Every page adapts to small screens, which matters in Verona: 17.0% of households are online only through a phone plan.

My customers come from all over Lee County. Can the website say that?

Yes. The plan is the same anywhere in Mississippi, and the website can name every town in Lee County you cover.

Is there a setup fee?

No. No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. There is no lock-in contract either: you can end the service whenever you need.

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Sources for the numbers on this page
  • U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 population estimates; American Community Survey 2020-2024 (5-year), county figures where the town estimate is too uncertain; ZIP Code and County Business Patterns 2023; Nonemployer Statistics 2023; 2025 Gazetteer (straight-line distances).
  • Climate: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (station USC00229173).
  • Founding year, nickname, elevation, waters, colleges, hospitals, airports and parks: Wikidata (item Q867136), retrieved on October 30, 2026; distances are straight-line.
  • County seats: USGS National Atlas. State rules: the official Mississippi sources linked above, checked on October 30, 2026.