Best PlacesKing and Anderson, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around King and Anderson, 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.
King and Anderson ranks 27,524th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in King and Anderson
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.
King and Anderson's strengths and weaknesses
Where King and Anderson ranks high
- Short commute16.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 74% of towns
Where King and Anderson ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in King and Anderson
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median King and Anderson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,165, 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 King and Anderson's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in King and Anderson
King and Anderson runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for King and Anderson.
Who works in King and Anderson, and how
Work in King and Anderson centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in King and Anderson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across King and Anderson.
What the weather is like in King and Anderson, month by month
King and Anderson sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 36° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of King and Anderson
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around King and Anderson
Schools across King and Anderson average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jonestown Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Friars Point Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Coahoma County Jr/sr High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every King and Anderson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
King and Anderson 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 King and Anderson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in King and Anderson
Is King and Anderson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, King and Anderson ranks 27,524th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the schools and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is King and Anderson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,788. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $86,165 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is King and Anderson safe?
King and Anderson is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
Compare King and Anderson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to King and Anderson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in King and Anderson 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.
King and Anderson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for King and Anderson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in King and Anderson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of King and Anderson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in King and Anderson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
King and Anderson 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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