Best PlacesOcobla, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ocobla, 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.
Ocobla ranks 7,966th 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 Ocobla
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.
Ocobla's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ocobla ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of towns
Where Ocobla ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ocobla
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ocobla home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,074, 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 Ocobla's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ocobla
Ocobla runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ocobla.
Who works in Ocobla, and how
Work in Ocobla centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ocobla
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ocobla.
What the weather is like in Ocobla, month by month
Ocobla sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Ocobla
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ocobla
Schools across Ocobla average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Neshoba Central Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Neshoba Central Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Neshoba Central High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ocobla school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ocobla 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 Ocobla against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ocobla
Is Ocobla a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ocobla ranks 7,966th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ocobla expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,024. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $81,074 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Ocobla safe?
Yes, Ocobla is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare Ocobla with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ocobla. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ocobla 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.
Ocobla detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ocobla: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ocobla: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ocobla: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ocobla: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ocobla 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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