Best PlacesMayton, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mayton, 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.
Mayton ranks 36,642nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mayton
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.
Mayton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mayton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Mayton ranks low
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mayton
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mayton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,308, 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 Mayton's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Mayton
Mayton'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 Mayton.
Who works in Mayton, and how
Work in Mayton centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mayton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mayton.
What the weather is like in Mayton, month by month
Mayton sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Mayton
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mayton
Schools across Mayton average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Puckett Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Raleigh Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Magee Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Magee Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Raleigh High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Puckett Attendance CenterB− · 43% proficient
- Magee High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mayton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mayton 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 Mayton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mayton
Is Mayton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mayton ranks 36,642nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mayton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,202. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $54,308 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Mayton safe?
Yes, Mayton is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
Compare Mayton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mayton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mayton 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.
Mayton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mayton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mayton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mayton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mayton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mayton 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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