Best PlacesBogue Chitto, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bogue Chitto, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bogue Chitto ranks 30,946th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bogue Chitto
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.
Bogue Chitto's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bogue Chitto ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$527 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Bogue Chitto ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bogue Chitto
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bogue Chitto home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,166, 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 Bogue Chitto's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bogue Chitto
Bogue Chitto'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 Bogue Chitto.
Who works in Bogue Chitto, and how
Work in Bogue Chitto centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bogue Chitto
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bogue Chitto.
What the weather is like in Bogue Chitto, month by month
Bogue Chitto 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 Bogue Chitto
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bogue Chitto
Schools across Bogue Chitto average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Lower ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- North Pike Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin County Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Lipsey SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- North Pike Junior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookhaven High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Franklin High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- North Pike Senior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bogue Chitto school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bogue Chitto 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 Bogue Chitto against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bogue Chitto
Is Bogue Chitto a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bogue Chitto ranks 30,946th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bogue Chitto expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,624. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $70,166 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Bogue Chitto safe?
Yes, Bogue Chitto is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $128 per resident a year.
Compare Bogue Chitto with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bogue Chitto. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bogue Chitto 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.
Bogue Chitto detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bogue Chitto: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bogue Chitto: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bogue Chitto: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bogue Chitto: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bogue Chitto 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.
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