Best PlacesMc Henry, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mc Henry, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mc Henry ranks 20,486th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mc Henry
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.
Mc Henry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mc Henry ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Mc Henry ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mc Henry
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mc Henry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,864, 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 Mc Henry's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mc Henry
Mc Henry runs younger than the country, 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 Mc Henry.
Who works in Mc Henry, and how
Work in Mc Henry centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Mc Henry
The coast is about 32 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mc Henry, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mc Henry, month by month
Mc Henry sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Mc Henry
The nearest airport, Gulfport-Biloxi International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mc Henry
Schools across Mc Henry average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Perkinston Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- West Wortham Elementary And MiddleA− · 59% proficient
- Saucier Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stone Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Stone High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Harrison Central High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mc Henry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mc Henry 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 Mc Henry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mc Henry
Is Mc Henry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mc Henry ranks 20,486th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mc Henry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,543. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $86,864 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Mc Henry safe?
Yes, Mc Henry is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $85 per resident a year.
Compare Mc Henry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mc Henry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mc Henry 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.
Mc Henry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mc Henry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mc Henry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mc Henry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mc Henry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mc Henry 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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