Best PlacesParchman, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parchman, 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.
Parchman ranks 48,992nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parchman
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.
Parchman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parchman ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 69% of towns
Where Parchman ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parchman
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parchman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $29,856, 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 Parchman's 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parchman
Parchman 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 Parchman.
Who works in Parchman, and how
Work in Parchman centers on manufacturing and education. 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 Parchman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parchman.
What the weather is like in Parchman, month by month
Parchman sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 38° |
| April | 75° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Parchman
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parchman
Schools across Parchman average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- A W James Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- Brooks Elem SchoolF · 10% proficient
- R H Bearden Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Drew Hunter Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- West Tallahatchie High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Northside High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parchman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parchman 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 Parchman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parchman
Is Parchman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parchman ranks 48,992nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and short commutes, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parchman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,496. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $29,856 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Parchman safe?
Parchman is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Parchman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parchman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parchman 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.
Parchman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parchman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parchman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parchman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parchman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parchman 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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