Best PlacesJeff Davis, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jeff Davis, 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.
Jeff Davis ranks 45,615th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jeff Davis
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.
Jeff Davis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Jeff Davis ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$519 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Jeff Davis ranks low
- Household income$40,165 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jeff Davis
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jeff Davis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,165, 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 Jeff Davis' effective rate of 0.47%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis.
Who works in Jeff Davis, and how
Work in Jeff Davis centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Jeff Davis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jeff Davis.
What the weather is like in Jeff Davis, month by month
Jeff Davis sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Jeff Davis
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jeff Davis
Schools across Jeff Davis average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vicksburg IntermediateD+ · 23% proficient
- A. W. Watson ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vicksburg Junior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Port Gibson Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Port Gibson High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Vicksburg High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jeff Davis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jeff Davis
Is Jeff Davis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jeff Davis ranks 45,615th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on low incomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jeff Davis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,184. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $40,165 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Jeff Davis safe?
Jeff Davis is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Jeff Davis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jeff Davis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jeff Davis 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.
Jeff Davis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jeff Davis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jeff Davis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jeff Davis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jeff Davis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jeff Davis 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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