Best PlacesBiloxi, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Biloxi, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Biloxi ranks 1,528th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Biloxi
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.
Biloxi's strengths and weaknesses
Where Biloxi ranks high
- Cheap childcare$662 a month, better than 92% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 83% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of cities
- Short commute22.0 minutes each way, better than 77% of cities
Where Biloxi ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 2% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Biloxi
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Biloxi home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,610, 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 Biloxi's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Biloxi
Biloxi'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 Biloxi.
Who works in Biloxi, and how
Work in Biloxi centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Biloxi
Biloxi has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. The coast is about 6 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Biloxi and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Biloxi, month by month
Biloxi sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 52° | 45° |
| April | 77° | 69° | 61° |
| July | 90° | 83° | 77° |
| October | 81° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Biloxi
The nearest airport, Gulfport-Biloxi International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Biloxi
Schools across Biloxi average an A−, better than 83% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bayou View Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- North Woolmarket Elementary And MidA+ · 72% proficient
- Woolmarket Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
Top middle schools
- Biloxi Junior HighA · 59% proficient
- Biloxi Upper ElementaryA · 59% proficient
- Diberville Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Diberville Senior High SchA− · 67% proficient
- Biloxi High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- St Martin High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Biloxi school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Biloxi 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 Biloxi against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Biloxi suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Biloxi
Is Biloxi a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Biloxi ranks 1,528th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and good schools, and lowest on state infrastructure and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Biloxi expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,377. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $67,610 median income, cost of living beats 34% of cities.
Is Biloxi safe?
Yes, Biloxi is safer than 74% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $153 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Biloxi?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 45. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of cities.
Is Biloxi good for families?
Schools beat 83% of cities, crime safety beats 74%, and childcare runs $662 a month.
Compare Biloxi with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Biloxi. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Biloxi 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.
Biloxi detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Biloxi: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Biloxi: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Biloxi: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Biloxi: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Biloxi 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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