Best PlacesMccomb, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mccomb, 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.
Mccomb ranks 47,135th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mccomb
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.
Mccomb's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mccomb ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 90% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- BikingBetter than 83% of towns
Where Mccomb ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$44,179 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mccomb
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mccomb home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,179, 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 Mccomb's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mccomb
Mccomb'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 Mccomb.
Who works in Mccomb, and how
Work in Mccomb centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mccomb
Mccomb has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns and more parkland per resident than 87% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mccomb and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mccomb, month by month
Mccomb sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Mccomb
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mccomb
Schools across Mccomb average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Osyka Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- North Pike Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Amite County ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Pike Junior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Higgins Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Denman Junior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- North Pike Senior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Amite County High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Mccomb High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mccomb school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mccomb 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 Mccomb against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Mccomb suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 4% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Mccomb
Is Mccomb a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mccomb ranks 47,135th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, affordable childcare, and transit, and lowest on state infrastructure and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mccomb expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,199. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $44,179 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Mccomb safe?
Mccomb is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mccomb?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 40. That works out to about 88 pleasant days a year, more than 58% of towns.
Is Mccomb good for families?
Schools beat 11% of towns, crime safety beats 12%, and childcare runs $528 a month.
Compare Mccomb with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mccomb. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mccomb 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.
Mccomb detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mccomb: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mccomb: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mccomb: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mccomb: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mccomb 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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