Best PlacesFitler, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fitler, 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.
Fitler ranks 50,262nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fitler
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.
Fitler's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fitler ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$540 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 62% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 86 pleasant days a year, better than 56% of towns
Where Fitler ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fitler
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fitler home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,306, 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 Fitler's effective rate of 0.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fitler
Fitler 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 Fitler.
Who works in Fitler, and how
Work in Fitler centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Fitler
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fitler.
What the weather is like in Fitler, month by month
Fitler sees roughly 86 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 Fitler
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fitler
Schools across Fitler average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Delta Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Southside Elementary SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Delta Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Griffin Middle School AcademyF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- General Trass High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- South Delta High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fitler school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fitler 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 Fitler against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fitler
Is Fitler a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fitler ranks 50,262nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on education levels and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fitler expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,100. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $29,306 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Fitler safe?
Fitler is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $389 per resident a year.
Compare Fitler with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fitler. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fitler 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.
Fitler detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fitler: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fitler: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fitler: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fitler: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fitler 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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