Best PlacesEpes, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Epes, 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.
Epes ranks 49,485th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Epes
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.
Epes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Epes ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute16.5 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$635 a month, better than 75% of towns
Where Epes ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,423 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Epes
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Epes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,423, 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 Epes' effective rate of 0.23%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Epes
Epes runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Epes.
Who works in Epes, and how
Work in Epes centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Epes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Epes.
What the weather is like in Epes, month by month
Epes sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Epes
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 195 miles away.
The best schools in and around Epes
Schools across Epes average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eutaw Primary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Livingston Junior High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Robert Brown Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Greene County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Sumter Central High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Epes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Epes 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 Epes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Epes
Is Epes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Epes ranks 49,485th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, short commutes, and clean air, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Epes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $70,752. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $37,423 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Epes safe?
Epes is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,018 per resident a year.
Compare Epes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Epes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Epes 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.
Epes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Epes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Epes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Epes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Epes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Epes 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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