Best PlacesKendrick, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kendrick, 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.
Kendrick ranks 16,979th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kendrick
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.
Kendrick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kendrick ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Kendrick ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute31.8 minutes each way, better than only 25% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kendrick
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kendrick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,922, 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 Kendrick's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kendrick
Kendrick runs younger 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 Kendrick.
Who works in Kendrick, and how
Work in Kendrick 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 96%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Kendrick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kendrick.
What the weather is like in Kendrick, month by month
Kendrick sees roughly 81 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 Kendrick
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kendrick
Schools across Kendrick average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Burnsville ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kossuth Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Tishomingo County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Biggersville High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kendrick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kendrick 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 Kendrick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kendrick
Is Kendrick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kendrick ranks 16,979th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on state infrastructure and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kendrick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,551. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $72,922 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Kendrick safe?
Yes, Kendrick is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $115 per resident a year.
Compare Kendrick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kendrick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kendrick 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.
Kendrick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kendrick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kendrick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kendrick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kendrick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kendrick 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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