Best PlacesParham, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parham, 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.
Parham ranks 22,360th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parham
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.
Parham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parham ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Parham ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parham
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,611, 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 Parham's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Parham
Parham runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parham.
Who works in Parham, and how
Work in Parham centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Parham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parham.
What the weather is like in Parham, month by month
Parham sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Parham
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parham
Schools across Parham average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top high schools
- Smithville High SchoolA− · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parham 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 Parham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parham
Is Parham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parham ranks 22,360th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,052. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $71,611 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Parham safe?
Yes, Parham is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $76 per resident a year.
Compare Parham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parham 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.
Parham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parham 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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