Best PlacesCopeland, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Copeland, 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.
Copeland ranks 37,434th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Copeland
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.
Copeland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Copeland ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
Where Copeland ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute37.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Copeland
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Copeland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,776, 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 Copeland's effective rate of 0.28%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Copeland
Copeland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Copeland.
Who works in Copeland, and how
Work in Copeland centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Copeland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Copeland.
What the weather is like in Copeland, month by month
Copeland sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Copeland
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Copeland
Schools across Copeland average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chatom Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Buckatunna Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Wayne County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Copeland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Copeland 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 Copeland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Copeland
Is Copeland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Copeland ranks 37,434th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Copeland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,024. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,776 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Copeland safe?
Copeland is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
Compare Copeland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Copeland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Copeland 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.
Copeland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Copeland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Copeland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Copeland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Copeland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Copeland 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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