Best PlacesDedeaux, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dedeaux, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dedeaux ranks 31,902nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in Dedeaux
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.
Dedeaux's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dedeaux ranks high
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Dedeaux ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dedeaux
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dedeaux home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,748, 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 Dedeaux's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dedeaux
Dedeaux's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dedeaux.
Who works in Dedeaux, and how
Work in Dedeaux centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dedeaux
The coast is about 32 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Dedeaux, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dedeaux, month by month
Dedeaux sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 54° | 43° |
| April | 77° | 71° | 58° |
| July | 90° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 73° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Dedeaux
The nearest airport, Gulfport-Biloxi International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dedeaux
Schools across Dedeaux average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lizana Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- East Hancock Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- West Wortham Elementary And MiddleA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hancock Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- West Harrison High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Hancock High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dedeaux school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dedeaux 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 Dedeaux against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dedeaux
Is Dedeaux a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dedeaux ranks 31,902nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low crime, and a stable housing market, and lowest on disaster risk and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dedeaux expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,173. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $59,748 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Dedeaux safe?
Yes, Dedeaux is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $114 per resident a year.
Compare Dedeaux with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dedeaux. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dedeaux 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.
Dedeaux detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dedeaux: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dedeaux: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dedeaux: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dedeaux: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dedeaux 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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