Best PlacesHolcut, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holcut, 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.
Holcut ranks 29,746th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Holcut
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.
Holcut's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holcut ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
Where Holcut ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Holcut
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holcut home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,256, 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 Holcut's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Holcut
Holcut runs older 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 Holcut.
Who works in Holcut, and how
Work in Holcut centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Holcut
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Holcut.
What the weather is like in Holcut, month by month
Holcut sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, 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 | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Holcut
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holcut
Schools across Holcut average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tishomingo ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Burnsville ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Tishomingo County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holcut school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holcut 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 Holcut against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Holcut
Is Holcut a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holcut ranks 29,746th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on biking and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Holcut expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,860. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $66,256 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Holcut safe?
Yes, Holcut is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
Compare Holcut with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holcut. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holcut 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.
Holcut detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holcut: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holcut: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holcut: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holcut: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holcut 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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