Best PlacesPemiscot County, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Pemiscot 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.
Pemiscot County ranks 3,073rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pemiscot 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.
Pemiscot County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pemiscot County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$316 a month, better than 99% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of counties
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 75% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 73% of counties
Where Pemiscot County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of counties
- Household income$46,115 median, better than only 4% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 4% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Pemiscot County
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pemiscot County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,115, 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 Pemiscot County's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pemiscot County
Pemiscot County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Pemiscot County.
Who works in Pemiscot County, and how
Work in Pemiscot County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Pemiscot County
Pemiscot County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of counties and more parkland per resident than 80% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Pemiscot County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Pemiscot County growing, and who is moving in?
Pemiscot County has lost about 18% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Greene County, AR.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Pemiscot County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Pemiscot County, month by month
Pemiscot County sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Pemiscot County
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pemiscot County
Schools across Pemiscot County average a D, better than 4% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- South Elem.C · 34% proficient
- Pemiscot Co. R-iii Elem.C− · 29% proficient
- Cooter Elem.C− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kennett MiddleD · 23% proficient
- Caruthersville MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Delta C-7 HighB− · 40% proficient
- Kennett HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Cooter HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pemiscot County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Pemiscot County
Is Pemiscot County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pemiscot County ranks 3,073rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and short commutes, and lowest on health outcomes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pemiscot County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,534. The overall cost of living runs about 30% below the national average. Set against a $46,115 median income, cost of living beats 19% of counties.
Is Pemiscot County safe?
Pemiscot County is safer than 3% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $918 per resident a year.
Compare Pemiscot County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pemiscot County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pemiscot 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.
Pemiscot County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pemiscot County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pemiscot County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pemiscot County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pemiscot County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pemiscot 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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