Best PlacesFoxworth, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Foxworth, 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.
Foxworth ranks 47,270th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Foxworth
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.
Foxworth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Foxworth ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$530 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 68% of towns
Where Foxworth ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$43,741 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.7 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Foxworth
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Foxworth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,741, 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 Foxworth's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Foxworth
Foxworth's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Foxworth.
Who works in Foxworth, and how
Work in Foxworth centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Foxworth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Foxworth.
What the weather is like in Foxworth, month by month
Foxworth sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Foxworth
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Foxworth
Schools across Foxworth average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Marion Primary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Topeka Tilton Attendance CenterC · 31% proficient
- Dexter Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Marion ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Jefferson Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- West Marion High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Columbia High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- East Marion High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Foxworth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Foxworth 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 Foxworth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Foxworth
Is Foxworth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Foxworth ranks 47,270th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Foxworth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $77,629. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $43,741 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Foxworth safe?
Foxworth is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
Compare Foxworth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Foxworth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Foxworth 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.
Foxworth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Foxworth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Foxworth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Foxworth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Foxworth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Foxworth 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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