Best PlacesBolton, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bolton, 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.
Bolton ranks 35,028th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Bolton
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.
Bolton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bolton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 71% of towns
Where Bolton ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bolton
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bolton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,634, 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 Bolton's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bolton
Bolton 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 Bolton.
Who works in Bolton, and how
Work in Bolton centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bolton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bolton.
What the weather is like in Bolton, month by month
Bolton sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Bolton
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bolton
Schools across Bolton average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northside ElemA− · 57% proficient
- Raymond Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Bolton-edwards Elem./middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madison Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Lovett Elem SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Carver Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison Central High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Raymond High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Terry High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bolton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bolton 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 Bolton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bolton
Is Bolton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bolton ranks 35,028th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bolton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,233. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $65,634 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Bolton safe?
Bolton is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare Bolton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bolton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bolton 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.
Bolton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bolton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bolton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bolton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bolton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bolton 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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