Best PlacesCobbs, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cobbs, 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.
Cobbs ranks 16,067th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cobbs
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.
Cobbs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cobbs ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$526 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Cobbs ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute36.2 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cobbs
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cobbs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,825, 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 Cobbs' effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cobbs
Cobbs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cobbs.
Who works in Cobbs, and how
Work in Cobbs centers on transportation & warehousing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cobbs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cobbs.
What the weather is like in Cobbs, month by month
Cobbs sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Cobbs
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cobbs
Schools across Cobbs average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top high schools
- West Lincoln SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cobbs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cobbs 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 Cobbs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cobbs
Is Cobbs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cobbs ranks 16,067th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cobbs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,100. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $93,825 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Cobbs safe?
Cobbs is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
Compare Cobbs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cobbs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cobbs 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.
Cobbs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cobbs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cobbs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cobbs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cobbs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cobbs 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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