Best PlacesNettleton, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nettleton, 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.
Nettleton ranks 39,636th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Nettleton
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.
Nettleton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nettleton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$527 a month, better than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of towns
Where Nettleton ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nettleton
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nettleton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,351, 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 Nettleton's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nettleton
Nettleton 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 Nettleton.
Who works in Nettleton, and how
Work in Nettleton centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Nettleton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nettleton.
What the weather is like in Nettleton, month by month
Nettleton sees roughly 72 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 Nettleton
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nettleton
Schools across Nettleton average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Itawamba Attendance CenterB− · 40% proficient
- Nettleton Primary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Okolona Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amory Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Nettleton Intermediate SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Shannon Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Amory High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Nettleton High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nettleton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nettleton 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 Nettleton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nettleton
Is Nettleton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nettleton ranks 39,636th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and a stable housing market, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nettleton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,421. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $54,351 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Nettleton safe?
Yes, Nettleton is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $163 per resident a year.
Compare Nettleton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nettleton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nettleton 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.
Nettleton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nettleton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nettleton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nettleton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nettleton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nettleton 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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