Best PlacesHale, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hale, 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.
Hale ranks 48,554th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hale
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.
Hale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hale ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 68% of towns
Where Hale ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,708 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Hale
Hale runs younger than the country, 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 Hale.
Who works in Hale, and how
Work in Hale centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Hale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hale.
What the weather is like in Hale, month by month
Hale sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, 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 | 62° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Hale
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hale
Schools across Hale average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Quitman Jr High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Quitman High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hale 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 Hale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hale
Is Hale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hale ranks 48,554th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hale safe?
Hale is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hale?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 36. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of towns.
Compare Hale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hale 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.
Hale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hale 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.
- 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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