Best PlacesOktibbeha County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Oktibbeha 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.
Oktibbeha County ranks 1,609th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oktibbeha 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.
Oktibbeha County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oktibbeha County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of counties
- Cheap childcare$507 a month, better than 88% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of counties
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 75% of counties
Where Oktibbeha County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of counties
- Household income$55,323 median, better than only 17% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Oktibbeha County
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oktibbeha County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $55,323, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Oktibbeha County's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha County runs younger 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 Oktibbeha County.
Who works in Oktibbeha County, and how
Work in Oktibbeha County centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Oktibbeha County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oktibbeha County.
Is Oktibbeha County growing, and who is moving in?
Oktibbeha County has grown about 6% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lowndes County, MS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Oktibbeha County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Oktibbeha County, month by month
Oktibbeha County sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 76° | 69° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Oktibbeha County
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oktibbeha County
Schools across Oktibbeha County average a C, better than 31% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- East Webster Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- West Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Henderson/ward-stewart ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Overstreet ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Socsd/msu Partnership Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- East Webster High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Choctaw County High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- West Point High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oktibbeha County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Oktibbeha County suits
Families
Schools land around the 31st percentile and crime safety beats 72%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Oktibbeha County
Is Oktibbeha County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oktibbeha County ranks 1,609th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, an educated workforce, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oktibbeha County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,745. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $55,323 median income, cost of living beats 21% of counties.
Is Oktibbeha County safe?
Yes, Oktibbeha County is safer than 72% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Oktibbeha County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 35. That works out to about 118 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of counties.
Is Oktibbeha County good for families?
Schools beat 31% of counties, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $507 a month.
Compare Oktibbeha County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oktibbeha County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oktibbeha 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.
Oktibbeha County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oktibbeha County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oktibbeha County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oktibbeha County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oktibbeha County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oktibbeha 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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