Best PlacesCollege Hill, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around College Hill, 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.
College Hill ranks 12,893rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in College Hill
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.
College Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where College Hill ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$499 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where College Hill ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in College Hill
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median College Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,903, 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 College Hill's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in College Hill
College Hill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for College Hill.
Who works in College Hill, and how
Work in College Hill centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in College Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across College Hill.
What the weather is like in College Hill, month by month
College Hill 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 College Hill
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around College Hill
Schools across College Hill average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Della Davidson ElementaryB+ · 54% proficient
- Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oxford Intermediate SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Lafayette Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Lafayette High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Oxford High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every College Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
College Hill 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 College Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in College Hill
Is College Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, College Hill ranks 12,893rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, an educated workforce, and a strong job market, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is College Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,059. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $84,903 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is College Hill safe?
Yes, College Hill is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare College Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to College Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in College Hill 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.
College Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for College Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in College Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of College Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in College Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
College Hill 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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