Best PlacesMooreville, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mooreville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mooreville ranks 12,407th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mooreville
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.
Mooreville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mooreville ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$518 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$95,207 median, better than 81% of towns
Where Mooreville ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mooreville
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mooreville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,207, 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 Mooreville's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Mooreville
Mooreville 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 Mooreville.
Who works in Mooreville, and how
Work in Mooreville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mooreville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mooreville.
What the weather is like in Mooreville, month by month
Mooreville sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Mooreville
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mooreville
Schools across Mooreville average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mooreville Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Itawamba Attendance CenterB− · 40% proficient
- Verona Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mooreville Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Guntown Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Plantersville Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Mooreville High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Saltillo High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mooreville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mooreville 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 Mooreville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mooreville
Is Mooreville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mooreville ranks 12,407th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on air quality and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mooreville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,052. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $95,207 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Mooreville safe?
Yes, Mooreville is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $134 per resident a year.
Compare Mooreville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mooreville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mooreville 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.
Mooreville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mooreville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mooreville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mooreville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mooreville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mooreville 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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