Best PlacesBecker, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Becker, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Becker ranks 26,337th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Becker
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.
Becker's strengths and weaknesses
Where Becker ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
Where Becker ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Becker
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Becker home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,563, 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 Becker's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Becker
Becker runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Becker.
Who works in Becker, and how
Work in Becker centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Becker
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Becker.
What the weather is like in Becker, month by month
Becker sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, 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 | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Becker
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Becker
Schools across Becker average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top high schools
- Smithville High SchoolA− · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Becker school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Becker 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 Becker against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Becker
Is Becker a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Becker ranks 26,337th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Becker expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,112. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $81,563 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Becker safe?
Yes, Becker is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $120 per resident a year.
Compare Becker with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Becker. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Becker 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.
Becker detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Becker: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Becker: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Becker: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Becker: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Becker 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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