Best PlacesBaldwyn, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Baldwyn, 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.
Baldwyn ranks 33,514th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Baldwyn
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.
Baldwyn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Baldwyn ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$527 a month, better than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Short commute22.6 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
Where Baldwyn ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Baldwyn
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Baldwyn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,740, 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 Baldwyn's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Baldwyn
Baldwyn's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Baldwyn.
Who works in Baldwyn, and how
Work in Baldwyn centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Baldwyn
Baldwyn has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Baldwyn and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Baldwyn, month by month
Baldwyn sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Baldwyn
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Baldwyn
Schools across Baldwyn average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marietta Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Itawamba Attendance CenterB− · 40% proficient
- Baldwyn Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Guntown Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- New Site High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Saltillo High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Baldwyn High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Baldwyn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Baldwyn 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 Baldwyn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Baldwyn
Is Baldwyn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Baldwyn ranks 33,514th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and walkability, and lowest on air quality and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Baldwyn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,207. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $52,740 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Baldwyn safe?
Baldwyn is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare Baldwyn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Baldwyn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Baldwyn 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.
Baldwyn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Baldwyn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Baldwyn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Baldwyn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Baldwyn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Baldwyn 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.
- 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.