Best PlacesGibson, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gibson, 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.
Gibson ranks 47,311th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Low incomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Gibson
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.
Gibson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gibson ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$533 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 69% of towns
Where Gibson ranks low
- Household income$41,564 median, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gibson
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gibson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,564, 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 Gibson's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gibson
Gibson runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gibson.
Who works in Gibson, and how
Work in Gibson centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Gibson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gibson.
What the weather is like in Gibson, month by month
Gibson sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Gibson
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gibson
Schools across Gibson average a D, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Okolona Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- West Clay Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Aberdeen Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amory Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Belle Shivers Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Aberdeen High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gibson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gibson 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 Gibson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gibson
Is Gibson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gibson ranks 47,311th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, fast internet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on low incomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gibson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,077. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $41,564 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Gibson safe?
Gibson is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
Compare Gibson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gibson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gibson 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.
Gibson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gibson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gibson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gibson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gibson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gibson 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.