Best PlacesAlcorn County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Alcorn County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Alcorn County ranks 2,141st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Alcorn County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Alcorn County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Alcorn County ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of counties
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 86% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 71% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 68% of counties
Where Alcorn County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of counties
- Household income$56,009 median, better than only 18% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Alcorn County
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Alcorn County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,009, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Alcorn County's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Alcorn County
Alcorn County's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Alcorn County.
Who works in Alcorn County, and how
Work in Alcorn County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Alcorn County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Alcorn County.
Is Alcorn County growing, and who is moving in?
Alcorn County has lost about 8% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from McNairy County, TN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Alcorn County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Alcorn County, month by month
Alcorn County sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Alcorn County
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Alcorn County
Schools across Alcorn County average a B−, better than 61% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Biggersville ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Alcorn Central Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kossuth Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Alcorn Central Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Corinth Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Kossuth High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Alcorn Central High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Biggersville High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Alcorn County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Alcorn County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Alcorn County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Alcorn County suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Alcorn County
Is Alcorn County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Alcorn County ranks 2,141st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Alcorn County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,969. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $56,009 median income, cost of living beats 28% of counties.
Is Alcorn County safe?
Yes, Alcorn County is safer than 71% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Alcorn County?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 34. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 39% of counties.
Is Alcorn County good for families?
Schools beat 61% of counties, crime safety beats 71%, and childcare runs $528 a month.
Compare Alcorn County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Alcorn County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Alcorn County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Alcorn County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Alcorn County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Alcorn County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Alcorn County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Alcorn County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Alcorn County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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