Best PlacesCairo, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cairo, 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.
Cairo ranks 36,837th 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 Cairo
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.
Cairo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cairo ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$533 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Cairo ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$43,775 median, better than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cairo
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cairo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,775, 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 Cairo's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cairo
Cairo'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 Cairo.
Who works in Cairo, and how
Work in Cairo centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Cairo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cairo.
What the weather is like in Cairo, month by month
Cairo sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Cairo
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cairo
Schools across Cairo average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marietta Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Burnsville ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- New Site High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Tishomingo County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cairo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cairo 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 Cairo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cairo
Is Cairo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cairo ranks 36,837th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, few empty homes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cairo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $92,200. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $43,775 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Cairo safe?
Cairo is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Cairo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cairo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cairo 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.
Cairo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cairo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cairo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cairo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cairo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cairo 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.