Best PlacesFannin, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fannin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fannin ranks 19,609th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fannin
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.
Fannin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fannin ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Fannin ranks low
- Short commute44.8 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fannin
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fannin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,800, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Fannin's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Fannin
Fannin'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 Fannin.
Who works in Fannin, and how
Work in Fannin centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fannin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fannin.
What the weather is like in Fannin, month by month
Fannin sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Fannin
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fannin
Schools across Fannin average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Puckett Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Stonebridge ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Pelahatchie Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brandon Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Brandon High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Puckett Attendance CenterB− · 43% proficient
- Pelahatchie Attendance CenterC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fannin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fannin 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 Fannin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fannin
Is Fannin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fannin ranks 19,609th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fannin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $342,492. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,800 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Fannin safe?
Yes, Fannin is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $73 per resident a year.
Compare Fannin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fannin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fannin 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.
Fannin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fannin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fannin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fannin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fannin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fannin 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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