Best PlacesLaurelhill, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Laurelhill, 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.
Laurelhill ranks 33,634th 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 Laurelhill
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.
Laurelhill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Laurelhill ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of towns
Where Laurelhill ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute38.4 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Laurelhill
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Laurelhill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,972, 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 Laurelhill's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Laurelhill
Laurelhill runs older 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 Laurelhill.
Who works in Laurelhill, and how
Work in Laurelhill centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Laurelhill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Laurelhill.
What the weather is like in Laurelhill, month by month
Laurelhill sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Laurelhill
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Laurelhill
Schools across Laurelhill average a C+, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Neshoba Central Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Leake County Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Neshoba Central Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Neshoba Central High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Leake County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Laurelhill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Laurelhill 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 Laurelhill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Laurelhill
Is Laurelhill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Laurelhill ranks 33,634th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Laurelhill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $78,304. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $54,972 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Laurelhill safe?
Laurelhill is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare Laurelhill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Laurelhill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Laurelhill 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.
Laurelhill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Laurelhill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Laurelhill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Laurelhill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Laurelhill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Laurelhill 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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