Best PlacesCoahoma County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Coahoma County, 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.
Coahoma County ranks 3,075th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Low incomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Coahoma County
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.
Coahoma County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coahoma County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 86% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of counties
- Short commute20.1 minutes each way, better than 78% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 67% of counties
- BikingBetter than 66% of counties
Where Coahoma County ranks low
- Household income$42,858 median, better than only 1% of counties
- School gradeD−, better than only 1% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Coahoma County
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coahoma County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,858, 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 Coahoma County's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Coahoma County
Coahoma County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coahoma County.
Who works in Coahoma County, and how
Work in Coahoma County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Coahoma County
Coahoma County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Coahoma County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Coahoma County growing, and who is moving in?
Coahoma County has lost about 19% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Memphis, TN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Coahoma County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Coahoma County, month by month
Coahoma County sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 36° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Coahoma County
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coahoma County
Schools across Coahoma County average a D−, better than 1% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Lyon Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Jonestown Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Friars Point Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- W.a. Higgins Middle School AcademyD− · 17% proficient
- Oakhurst Intermediate AcademyD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Coahoma County Jr/sr High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- West Tallahatchie High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Northside High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coahoma County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coahoma County 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 Coahoma County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Coahoma County suits
Common questions about living in Coahoma County
Is Coahoma County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coahoma County ranks 3,075th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on low incomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coahoma County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,388. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $42,858 median income, cost of living beats 6% of counties.
Is Coahoma County safe?
Coahoma County is safer than 3% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $423 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Coahoma County?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 36. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of counties.
Is Coahoma County good for families?
Schools beat 1% of counties, crime safety beats 3%, and childcare runs $531 a month.
Compare Coahoma County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coahoma County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coahoma County 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.
Coahoma County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coahoma County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coahoma County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coahoma County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coahoma County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coahoma County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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