Best PlacesBarto, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Barto, 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.
Barto ranks 45,890th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Barto
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.
Barto's strengths and weaknesses
Where Barto ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Barto ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$43,293 median, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Barto
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Barto home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $43,293; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Barto's effective rate of 0.27%, 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 Barto
Barto 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 Barto.
Who works in Barto, and how
Work in Barto centers on information and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Barto
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Barto.
What the weather is like in Barto, month by month
Barto sees roughly 88 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 Barto
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Barto
Schools across Barto average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eva Gordon Lower Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Pike Junior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Tylertown High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- South Pike Senior High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Barto school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Barto 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 Barto against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Barto
Is Barto a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Barto ranks 45,890th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Barto expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,552. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $43,293 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Barto safe?
Barto is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
Compare Barto with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Barto. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Barto 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.
Barto detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Barto: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Barto: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Barto: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Barto: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Barto 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
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