Best PlacesNorth Carrollton, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Carrollton, 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.
North Carrollton ranks 35,016th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in North Carrollton
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.
North Carrollton's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Carrollton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$538 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 74% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 69% of towns
Where North Carrollton ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Carrollton
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Carrollton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,423, 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 North Carrollton's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Carrollton
North Carrollton 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 North Carrollton.
Who works in North Carrollton, and how
Work in North Carrollton centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in North Carrollton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Carrollton.
What the weather is like in North Carrollton, month by month
North Carrollton sees roughly 81 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 North Carrollton
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Carrollton
Schools across North Carrollton average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marshall Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- J Z George High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Carrollton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Carrollton 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 North Carrollton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Carrollton
Is North Carrollton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Carrollton ranks 35,016th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Carrollton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,083. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $57,423 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is North Carrollton safe?
Yes, North Carrollton is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare North Carrollton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Carrollton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Carrollton 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.
North Carrollton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Carrollton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Carrollton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Carrollton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Carrollton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Carrollton 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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