Best PlacesLackey, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lackey, 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.
Lackey ranks 25,264th 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 Lackey
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.
Lackey's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lackey ranks high
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
Where Lackey ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lackey
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lackey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,487, 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 Lackey's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Lackey
Lackey's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lackey.
Who works in Lackey, and how
Work in Lackey centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lackey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lackey.
What the weather is like in Lackey, month by month
Lackey sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, 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 | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Lackey
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lackey
Schools across Lackey average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Aberdeen Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Aberdeen High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lackey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lackey 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 Lackey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lackey
Is Lackey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lackey ranks 25,264th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, 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 Lackey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $114,636. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $64,487 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Lackey safe?
Yes, Lackey is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Lackey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lackey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lackey 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.
Lackey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lackey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lackey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lackey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lackey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lackey 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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