Best PlacesMack, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mack, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mack ranks 13,747th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mack
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.
Mack's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mack ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$137,558 median, better than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Mack ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mack
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mack home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $137,558, 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 Mack's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mack
Mack runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mack.
Who works in Mack, and how
Work in Mack centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mack
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mack.
What the weather is like in Mack, month by month
Mack sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Mack
Memphis International sits about 31 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mack
Schools across Mack average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- H. W. Byers Elementary (k-4)D− · 13% proficient
- Holly Springs Primary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Holly Springs Junior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- H. W. Byers High School (5-12)D · 23% proficient
- Holly Springs High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mack school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mack 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 Mack against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mack
Is Mack a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mack ranks 13,747th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, 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 Mack expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $370,104. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $137,558 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Mack safe?
Yes, Mack is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare Mack with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mack. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mack 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.
Mack detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mack: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mack: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mack: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mack: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mack 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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