Best PlacesCub Lake, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cub Lake, 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.
Cub Lake ranks 43,568th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cub Lake
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.
Cub Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cub Lake ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Cub Lake ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$40,653 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cub Lake
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cub Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,653, 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 Cub Lake's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Cub Lake
Cub Lake 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 Cub Lake.
Who works in Cub Lake, and how
Work in Cub Lake centers on retail trade and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Cub Lake
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cub Lake.
What the weather is like in Cub Lake, month by month
Cub Lake sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Cub Lake
Memphis International sits about 23 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Cub Lake
Schools across Cub Lake average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hernando Hills ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Oak Grove Central ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Lake Cormorant ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Cormorant MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Tunica Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Hernando High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Strayhorn High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Lake Cormorant HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cub Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cub Lake 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 Cub Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cub Lake
Is Cub Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cub Lake ranks 43,568th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, fast internet, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cub Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,065. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $40,653 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is Cub Lake safe?
Yes, Cub Lake is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare Cub Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cub Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cub Lake 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.
Cub Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cub Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cub Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cub Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cub Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cub Lake 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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