Best PlacesItawamba County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Itawamba County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Itawamba County ranks 1,338th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Itawamba County
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.
Itawamba County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Itawamba County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of counties
- Cheap childcare$529 a month, better than 86% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of counties
Where Itawamba County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 7% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Itawamba County
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Itawamba County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,999, 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 Itawamba County's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Itawamba County
Itawamba County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Itawamba County.
Who works in Itawamba County, and how
Work in Itawamba County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Itawamba County
Itawamba County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Itawamba County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Itawamba County growing, and who is moving in?
Itawamba County has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lee County, MS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Itawamba County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Itawamba County, month by month
Itawamba County sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Itawamba County
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Itawamba County
Schools across Itawamba County average a C+, better than 54% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Itawamba Attendance CenterB− · 40% proficient
- Fairview Attendance CenterC · 33% proficient
- Dorsey Attendance CenterD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Itawamba County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Itawamba County 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 Itawamba County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Itawamba County suits
Families
Schools land around the 54th percentile and crime safety beats 91%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Itawamba County
Is Itawamba County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Itawamba County ranks 1,338th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low crime, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Itawamba County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,338. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $67,999 median income, cost of living beats 80% of counties.
Is Itawamba County safe?
Yes, Itawamba County is safer than 91% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $129 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Itawamba County?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 33. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 23% of counties.
Is Itawamba County good for families?
Schools beat 54% of counties, crime safety beats 91%, and childcare runs $529 a month.
Compare Itawamba County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Itawamba County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Itawamba County 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.
Itawamba County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Itawamba County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Itawamba County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Itawamba County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Itawamba County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Itawamba County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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