Best PlacesNorfield, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Norfield, 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.
Norfield ranks 23,593rd 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 Norfield
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.
Norfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Norfield ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$526 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Norfield ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute38.9 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Norfield
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Norfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,613, 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 Norfield's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Norfield
Norfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Norfield.
Who works in Norfield, and how
Work in Norfield centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Norfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Norfield.
What the weather is like in Norfield, month by month
Norfield sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Norfield
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Norfield
Schools across Norfield average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Pike Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Pike Junior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- North Pike Senior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Norfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Norfield 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 Norfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Norfield
Is Norfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Norfield ranks 23,593rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Norfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $258,799. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $81,613 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Norfield safe?
Yes, Norfield is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $109 per resident a year.
Compare Norfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Norfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Norfield 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.
Norfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Norfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Norfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Norfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Norfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Norfield 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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