Best PlacesMcElveen, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McElveen, 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.
McElveen ranks 39,120th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McElveen
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.
McElveen's strengths and weaknesses
Where McElveen ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$530 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where McElveen ranks low
- Household income$42,631 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McElveen
A household needs to earn about $15,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McElveen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,631, 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 McElveen's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McElveen
McElveen runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for McElveen.
Who works in McElveen, and how
Work in McElveen centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in McElveen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McElveen.
What the weather is like in McElveen, month by month
McElveen 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 McElveen
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 57 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 McElveen
Schools across McElveen average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Amite County ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Summit Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Denman Junior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- South Pike Jr HighD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 McElveen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McElveen 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 McElveen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McElveen
Is McElveen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McElveen ranks 39,120th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on low incomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McElveen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $61,101. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $42,631 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is McElveen safe?
Yes, McElveen is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare McElveen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McElveen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McElveen 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.
McElveen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McElveen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McElveen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McElveen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McElveen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McElveen 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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