Best PlacesBraxton, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Braxton, 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.
Braxton ranks 33,188th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Braxton
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.
Braxton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Braxton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$676 a month, better than 68% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 62% of towns
Where Braxton ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Braxton
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Braxton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,835, 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 Braxton's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Braxton
Braxton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Braxton.
Who works in Braxton, and how
Work in Braxton 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 Braxton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Braxton.
What the weather is like in Braxton, month by month
Braxton sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Braxton
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 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Braxton
Schools across Braxton average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Puckett Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Mclaurin Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Simpson Central SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mendenhall Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Mclaurin Attendance CenterB · 48% proficient
- Puckett Attendance CenterB− · 43% proficient
- Mendenhall High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Braxton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Braxton 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 Braxton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Braxton
Is Braxton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Braxton ranks 33,188th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Braxton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,265. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,835 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Braxton safe?
Braxton is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
Compare Braxton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Braxton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Braxton 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.
Braxton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Braxton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Braxton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Braxton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Braxton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Braxton 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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