Best PlacesAmite County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Amite 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.
Amite County ranks 2,988th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Amite 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.
Amite County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Amite County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of counties
- QuietBetter than 96% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of counties
- Cheap childcare$530 a month, better than 86% of counties
Where Amite County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 1% of counties
- Household income$39,321 median, better than only 1% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 2% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Amite County
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Amite County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,321, 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 Amite County's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Amite County
Amite County runs older than the country, 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 Amite County.
Who works in Amite County, and how
Work in Amite County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Amite County
Amite County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Amite County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Amite County growing, and who is moving in?
Amite County has lost about 1% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Pike County, MS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Amite County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Amite County, month by month
Amite County sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Amite County
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Amite County
Schools across Amite County average a D+, better than 13% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Amite County ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin County Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Franklin Upper ElementaryB− · 39% proficient
- North Pike Upper Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Amite County High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Kentwood High Magnet SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Amite County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Amite 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 Amite County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Amite County
Is Amite County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Amite County ranks 2,988th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Amite County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,745. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $39,321 median income, cost of living beats 2% of counties.
Is Amite County safe?
Amite County is safer than 52% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $191 per resident a year.
Compare Amite County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Amite County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Amite 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.
Amite County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Amite County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Amite County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Amite County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Amite County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Amite 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.