Best PlacesMagee, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Magee, 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.
Magee ranks 38,500th 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 Magee
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.
Magee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Magee ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Magee ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Magee
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Magee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,552, 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 Magee's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Magee
Magee'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 Magee.
Who works in Magee, and how
Work in Magee centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Magee
Magee has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Magee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Magee, month by month
Magee sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Magee
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Magee
Schools across Magee average a D+, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Raleigh Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Magee Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- J E Johnson ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mendenhall Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Magee Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Raleigh High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Magee High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Magee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Magee 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 Magee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Magee
Is Magee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Magee ranks 38,500th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and walkability, 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 Magee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,112. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $55,552 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Magee safe?
Yes, Magee is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
Compare Magee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Magee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Magee 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.
Magee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Magee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Magee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Magee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Magee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Magee 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.