Best PlacesMoselle, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moselle, 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.
Moselle ranks 37,991st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moselle
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.
Moselle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moselle ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$527 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 69% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 97 pleasant days a year, better than 66% of towns
Where Moselle ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moselle
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moselle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,359, 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 Moselle's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Moselle
Moselle runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moselle.
Who works in Moselle, and how
Work in Moselle centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Moselle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moselle.
What the weather is like in Moselle, month by month
Moselle sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Moselle
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moselle
Schools across Moselle average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Moselle Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- South Jones Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- South Jones High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moselle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moselle 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 Moselle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moselle
Is Moselle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moselle ranks 37,991st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moselle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,749. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $54,359 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Moselle safe?
Yes, Moselle is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $147 per resident a year.
Compare Moselle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moselle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moselle 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.
Moselle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moselle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moselle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moselle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moselle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moselle 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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