Best PlacesBovina, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bovina, 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.
Bovina ranks 22,343rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bovina
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.
Bovina's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bovina ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$519 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
Where Bovina ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bovina
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bovina home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,912, 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 Bovina's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Bovina
Bovina runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bovina.
Who works in Bovina, and how
Work in Bovina centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bovina
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bovina.
What the weather is like in Bovina, month by month
Bovina sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Bovina
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 169 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bovina
Schools across Bovina average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bovina Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Redwood Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Beechwood Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Warren Central Junior High SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Raymond High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Warren Central High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bovina school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bovina 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 Bovina against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bovina
Is Bovina a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bovina ranks 22,343rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and a stable housing market, 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 Bovina expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,750. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $84,912 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Bovina safe?
Yes, Bovina is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $131 per resident a year.
Compare Bovina with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bovina. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bovina 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.
Bovina detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bovina: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bovina: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bovina: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bovina: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bovina 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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