Best PlacesGravel Hill, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gravel Hill, 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.
Gravel Hill ranks 47,552nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gravel Hill
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.
Gravel Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gravel Hill ranks high
- Short commute16.8 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 73% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 70% of towns
Where Gravel Hill ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,409 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gravel Hill
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gravel Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,409, 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 Gravel Hill's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Gravel Hill
Gravel Hill runs younger 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 Gravel Hill.
Who works in Gravel Hill, and how
Work in Gravel Hill centers on retail trade and manufacturing. 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 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gravel Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gravel Hill.
What the weather is like in Gravel Hill, month by month
Gravel Hill sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Gravel Hill
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gravel Hill
Schools across Gravel Hill average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bankston Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Threadgill Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- East Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amanda Elzy Junior High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Greenwood Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Greenwood High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gravel Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gravel Hill
Is Gravel Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gravel Hill ranks 47,552nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and few empty homes, and lowest on the schools and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gravel Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $124,101. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $39,409 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Gravel Hill safe?
Gravel Hill is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $406 per resident a year.
Compare Gravel Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gravel Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gravel Hill 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.
Gravel Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gravel Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gravel Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gravel Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gravel Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gravel Hill 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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