Best PlacesJug Fork, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jug Fork, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jug Fork ranks 6,131st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jug Fork
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.
Jug Fork's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jug Fork ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$519 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
Where Jug Fork ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jug Fork
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jug Fork home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,894, 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 Jug Fork's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jug Fork
Jug Fork 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 Jug Fork.
Who works in Jug Fork, and how
Work in Jug Fork centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Jug Fork
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jug Fork.
What the weather is like in Jug Fork, month by month
Jug Fork sees roughly 67 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 Jug Fork
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jug Fork
Schools across Jug Fork average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Guntown Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Saltillo High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jug Fork school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jug Fork 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 Jug Fork against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jug Fork
Is Jug Fork a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jug Fork ranks 6,131st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, what local pay buys, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jug Fork expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,922. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $95,894 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Jug Fork safe?
Yes, Jug Fork is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $97 per resident a year.
Compare Jug Fork with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jug Fork. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jug Fork 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.
Jug Fork detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jug Fork: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jug Fork: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jug Fork: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jug Fork: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jug Fork 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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