Best PlacesMeehan, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meehan, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Meehan ranks 22,910th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Meehan
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.
Meehan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meehan ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$520 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Meehan ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute37.1 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Meehan
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meehan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,269, 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 Meehan's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Meehan
Meehan's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Meehan.
Who works in Meehan, and how
Work in Meehan centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Meehan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Meehan.
What the weather is like in Meehan, month by month
Meehan sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, 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 | 62° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Meehan
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around Meehan
Schools across Meehan average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Enterprise ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Southeast Lauderdale ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Enterprise Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Southeast Lauderdale Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Enterprise High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Southeast Lauderdale High SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meehan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meehan 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 Meehan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Meehan
Is Meehan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meehan ranks 22,910th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, clean air, and affordable childcare, and lowest on biking and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meehan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,400. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $71,269 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Meehan safe?
Yes, Meehan is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $131 per resident a year.
Compare Meehan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meehan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meehan 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.
Meehan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meehan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meehan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meehan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meehan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meehan 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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