Best PlacesDuck Hill, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Duck Hill, 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.
Duck Hill ranks 38,809th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Duck 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.
Duck Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Duck Hill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$534 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 72% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 65% of towns
Where Duck Hill ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$47,548 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Duck Hill
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Duck Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,548, 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 Duck Hill's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Duck Hill
Duck Hill 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 Duck Hill.
Who works in Duck Hill, and how
Work in Duck Hill centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Duck Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Duck Hill.
What the weather is like in Duck Hill, month by month
Duck Hill sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Duck Hill
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Duck Hill
Schools across Duck Hill average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grenada Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Eupora Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Winona Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grenada Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Grenada HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Eupora High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Winona Secondary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Duck Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Duck 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 Duck Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Duck Hill
Is Duck Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Duck Hill ranks 38,809th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Duck Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,335. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $47,548 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Duck Hill safe?
Duck Hill is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare Duck Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Duck Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Duck 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.
Duck Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Duck Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Duck Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Duck Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Duck Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Duck 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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