Best PlacesOwens Wells, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Owens Wells, 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.
Owens Wells ranks 50,011th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Owens Wells
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.
Owens Wells' strengths and weaknesses
Where Owens Wells ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 75% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of towns
Where Owens Wells ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,488 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Owens Wells
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Owens Wells home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,488, 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 Owens Wells' effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Owens Wells
Owens Wells 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 Owens Wells.
Who works in Owens Wells, and how
Work in Owens Wells centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Owens Wells
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Owens Wells.
What the weather is like in Owens Wells, month by month
Owens Wells 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 Owens Wells
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Owens Wells
Schools across Owens Wells average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Durant Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
- William Dean Jr. Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Williams-sullivan Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Holmes County Central High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Owens Wells school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Owens Wells 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 Owens Wells against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Owens Wells
Is Owens Wells a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Owens Wells ranks 50,011th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the schools and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Owens Wells expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,446. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $36,488 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Owens Wells safe?
Owens Wells is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $420 per resident a year.
Compare Owens Wells with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Owens Wells. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Owens Wells 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.
Owens Wells detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Owens Wells: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Owens Wells: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Owens Wells: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Owens Wells: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Owens Wells 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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