Best PlacesKilmichael, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kilmichael, 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.
Kilmichael ranks 39,961st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Kilmichael
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.
Kilmichael's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kilmichael ranks high
- Cheap childcare$535 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Kilmichael ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$52,678 median, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kilmichael
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kilmichael home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,678, 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 Kilmichael's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 Kilmichael
Kilmichael'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 Kilmichael.
Who works in Kilmichael, and how
Work in Kilmichael centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kilmichael
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kilmichael.
What the weather is like in Kilmichael, month by month
Kilmichael sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Kilmichael
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kilmichael
Schools across Kilmichael average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- French Camp Elem SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Winona Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Eupora High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Ethel Attendance CenterC+ · 38% proficient
- Choctaw County High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kilmichael school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kilmichael 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 Kilmichael against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kilmichael
Is Kilmichael a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kilmichael ranks 39,961st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kilmichael expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,160. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $52,678 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Kilmichael safe?
Kilmichael is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
Compare Kilmichael with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kilmichael. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kilmichael 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.
Kilmichael detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kilmichael: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kilmichael: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kilmichael: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kilmichael: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kilmichael 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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