Best PlacesLynn Creek, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lynn Creek, 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.
Lynn Creek ranks 46,381st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lynn Creek
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.
Lynn Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lynn Creek ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$534 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 115 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of towns
Where Lynn Creek ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lynn Creek
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lynn Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,723, 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 Lynn Creek's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lynn Creek
Lynn Creek 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 Lynn Creek.
Who works in Lynn Creek, and how
Work in Lynn Creek centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lynn Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lynn Creek.
What the weather is like in Lynn Creek, month by month
Lynn Creek sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Lynn Creek
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lynn Creek
Schools across Lynn Creek average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Henderson/ward-stewart ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Louisville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Overstreet ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Socsd/msu Partnership Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- Eiland Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Louisville High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Starkville High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Noxubee County High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lynn Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lynn Creek 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 Lynn Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lynn Creek
Is Lynn Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lynn Creek ranks 46,381st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and clean air, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lynn Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $68,448. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $57,723 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Lynn Creek safe?
Lynn Creek is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $426 per resident a year.
Compare Lynn Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lynn Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lynn Creek 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.
Lynn Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lynn Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lynn Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lynn Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lynn Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lynn Creek 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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