Best PlacesNugent, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nugent, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Nugent ranks 29,460th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Nugent
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.
Nugent's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nugent ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Nugent ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nugent
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nugent home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,773, 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 Nugent's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Nugent
Nugent runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nugent.
Who works in Nugent, and how
Work in Nugent centers on education and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Nugent
The coast is about 29 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Nugent, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nugent, month by month
Nugent sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Nugent
The nearest airport, Gulfport-Biloxi International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nugent
Schools across Nugent average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Three Rivers ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- River Oaks Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orange Grove ElementaryB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Harrison Central High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nugent school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nugent 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 Nugent against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nugent
Is Nugent a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nugent ranks 29,460th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, short commutes, and tree cover, and lowest on disaster risk and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nugent expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,700. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $77,773 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Nugent safe?
Nugent is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Nugent with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nugent. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nugent 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.
Nugent detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nugent: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nugent: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nugent: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nugent: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nugent 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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