Best PlacesNoxubee County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Noxubee County, 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.
Noxubee County ranks 3,098th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Noxubee County
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.
Noxubee County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Noxubee County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of counties
- Cheap childcare$534 a month, better than 85% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of counties
Where Noxubee County ranks low
- Household income$40,807 median, better than only 1% of counties
- School gradeD−, better than only 1% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Noxubee County
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Noxubee County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,807, 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 Noxubee County's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Noxubee County
Noxubee County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Noxubee County.
Who works in Noxubee County, and how
Work in Noxubee County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Noxubee County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Noxubee County.
Is Noxubee County growing, and who is moving in?
Noxubee County has lost about 11% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Omaha, NE.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Noxubee County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Noxubee County, month by month
Noxubee County sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Noxubee County
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Noxubee County
Schools across Noxubee County average a D−, better than 1% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- New Hope Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- West Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Henderson/ward-stewart ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Overstreet ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- New Hope Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Socsd/msu Partnership Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- New Hope High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Louisville High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Kemper County High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Noxubee County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Noxubee County 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 Noxubee County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Noxubee County
Is Noxubee County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Noxubee County ranks 3,098th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and clean air, and lowest on low incomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Noxubee County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,962. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $40,807 median income, cost of living beats 3% of counties.
Is Noxubee County safe?
Noxubee County is safer than 2% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $442 per resident a year.
Compare Noxubee County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Noxubee County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Noxubee County 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.
Noxubee County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Noxubee County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Noxubee County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Noxubee County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Noxubee County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Noxubee County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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