Best PlacesMadden, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Madden, 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.
Madden ranks 35,451st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Madden
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.
Madden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Madden ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
Where Madden ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Madden
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Madden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,375, 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 Madden's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Madden
Madden'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 Madden.
Who works in Madden, and how
Work in Madden centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Madden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Madden.
What the weather is like in Madden, month by month
Madden 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 Madden
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Madden
Schools across Madden average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leake County Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Leake County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Madden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Madden 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 Madden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Madden
Is Madden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Madden ranks 35,451st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Madden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,700. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $57,375 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Madden safe?
Madden is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Madden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Madden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Madden 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.
Madden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Madden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Madden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Madden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Madden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Madden 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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