Best PlacesOxberry, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oxberry, 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.
Oxberry ranks 39,078th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oxberry
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.
Oxberry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oxberry ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 81% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 64% of towns
Where Oxberry ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oxberry
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oxberry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,538, 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 Oxberry's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oxberry
Oxberry'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 Oxberry.
Who works in Oxberry, and how
Work in Oxberry centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oxberry
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oxberry.
What the weather is like in Oxberry, month by month
Oxberry sees roughly 82 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 Oxberry
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oxberry
Schools across Oxberry average a C+, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grenada Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Charleston Elementary SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grenada Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Charleston Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Grenada HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Charleston High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oxberry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oxberry 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 Oxberry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oxberry
Is Oxberry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oxberry ranks 39,078th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oxberry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $83,319. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $62,538 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Oxberry safe?
Oxberry is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare Oxberry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oxberry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oxberry 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.
Oxberry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oxberry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oxberry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oxberry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oxberry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oxberry 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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