Best PlacesCedarbluff, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cedarbluff, 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.
Cedarbluff ranks 36,857th 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 Cedarbluff
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.
Cedarbluff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cedarbluff ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$522 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Cedarbluff ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$45,723 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cedarbluff
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cedarbluff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,723, 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 Cedarbluff's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cedarbluff
Cedarbluff 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 Cedarbluff.
Who works in Cedarbluff, and how
Work in Cedarbluff centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Cedarbluff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cedarbluff.
What the weather is like in Cedarbluff, month by month
Cedarbluff sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 76° | 69° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Cedarbluff
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cedarbluff
Schools across Cedarbluff average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Clay Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- South Side Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Overstreet ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Socsd/msu Partnership Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- Fifth Street SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- East Webster High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- West Point High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Starkville High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cedarbluff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cedarbluff 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 Cedarbluff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cedarbluff
Is Cedarbluff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cedarbluff ranks 36,857th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, 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 Cedarbluff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,431. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $45,723 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Cedarbluff safe?
Cedarbluff is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $185 per resident a year.
Compare Cedarbluff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cedarbluff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cedarbluff 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.
Cedarbluff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cedarbluff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cedarbluff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cedarbluff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cedarbluff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cedarbluff 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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