Best PlacesHernando, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hernando, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hernando ranks 714th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hernando
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.
Hernando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hernando ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of cities
- Cheap childcare$651 a month, better than 93% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of cities
Where Hernando ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 2% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Hernando
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hernando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,568, 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 Hernando's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hernando
Hernando's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hernando.
Who works in Hernando, and how
Work in Hernando centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Hernando
Hernando has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hernando and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hernando, month by month
Hernando sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 33° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Hernando
Memphis International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hernando
Schools across Hernando average an A, better than 90% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Hernando Hills ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Oak Grove Central ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Lake Cormorant ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lewisburg MiddleA+ · 74% proficient
- Hernando Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Lake Cormorant MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewisburg High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Hernando High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Lake Cormorant HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hernando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hernando 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 Hernando against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Hernando suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Hernando
Is Hernando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hernando ranks 714th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, a stable housing market, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hernando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $308,782. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $93,568 median income, cost of living beats 69% of cities.
Is Hernando safe?
Yes, Hernando is safer than 91% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $110 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hernando?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 33. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of cities.
Is Hernando good for families?
Schools beat 90% of cities, crime safety beats 91%, and childcare runs $651 a month.
Compare Hernando with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hernando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hernando 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.
Hernando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hernando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hernando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hernando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hernando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hernando 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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