Best PlacesEgremont, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Egremont, 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.
Egremont ranks 49,620th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Egremont
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.
Egremont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Egremont ranks high
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$534 a month, better than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 68% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 65% of towns
Where Egremont ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$24,987 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Egremont
A household needs to earn about $13,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Egremont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $24,987, 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 Egremont's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Egremont
Egremont runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Egremont.
Who works in Egremont, and how
Work in Egremont centers on other services and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Egremont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Egremont.
What the weather is like in Egremont, month by month
Egremont sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Egremont
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 158 miles away.
The best schools in and around Egremont
Schools across Egremont average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Delta Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Delta Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- South Delta High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Egremont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Egremont 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 Egremont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Egremont
Is Egremont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Egremont ranks 49,620th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on the schools and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Egremont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $51,862. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $24,987 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Egremont safe?
Egremont is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $411 per resident a year.
Compare Egremont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Egremont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Egremont 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.
Egremont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Egremont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Egremont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Egremont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Egremont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Egremont 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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