Best PlacesMurdock Crossing, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Murdock Crossing, 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.
Murdock Crossing ranks 45,974th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Murdock Crossing
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.
Murdock Crossing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Murdock Crossing ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 76% of towns
Where Murdock Crossing ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Murdock Crossing
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Murdock Crossing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,338, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Murdock Crossing's effective rate of 0.29%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Murdock Crossing
Murdock Crossing runs younger 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 Murdock Crossing.
Who works in Murdock Crossing, and how
Work in Murdock Crossing centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Murdock Crossing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Murdock Crossing.
What the weather is like in Murdock Crossing, month by month
Murdock Crossing sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Murdock Crossing
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Murdock Crossing
Schools across Murdock Crossing average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leflore County Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- Moorhead Central SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Leflore County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Murdock Crossing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Murdock Crossing 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 Murdock Crossing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Murdock Crossing
Is Murdock Crossing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Murdock Crossing ranks 45,974th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, short commutes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the schools and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Murdock Crossing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $482,110. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $62,338 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Murdock Crossing safe?
Murdock Crossing is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $451 per resident a year.
Compare Murdock Crossing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Murdock Crossing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Murdock Crossing 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.
Murdock Crossing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Murdock Crossing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Murdock Crossing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Murdock Crossing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Murdock Crossing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Murdock Crossing 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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