Best PlacesCalhoun City, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Calhoun City, 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.
Calhoun City ranks 43,139th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Calhoun City
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.
Calhoun City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Calhoun City ranks high
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Calhoun City ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$44,251 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Calhoun City
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Calhoun City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,251, 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 Calhoun City's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Calhoun City
Calhoun City 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 Calhoun City.
Who works in Calhoun City, and how
Work in Calhoun City centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Calhoun City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Calhoun City.
What the weather is like in Calhoun City, month by month
Calhoun City sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Calhoun City
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Calhoun City
Schools across Calhoun City average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eupora Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Vardaman Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Calhoun City Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Eupora High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Bruce High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Vardaman High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Calhoun City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Calhoun City 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 Calhoun City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Calhoun City
Is Calhoun City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Calhoun City ranks 43,139th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Calhoun City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $94,076. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $44,251 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Calhoun City safe?
Calhoun City is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
Compare Calhoun City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Calhoun City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Calhoun City 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.
Calhoun City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Calhoun City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Calhoun City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Calhoun City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Calhoun City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Calhoun City 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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