Best PlacesPerrytown, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Perrytown, 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.
Perrytown ranks 49,859th 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 Perrytown
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.
Perrytown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Perrytown ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$540 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Perrytown ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$41,739 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute41.6 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
Who lives in Perrytown
Perrytown runs older than the country, 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 Perrytown.
Who works in Perrytown, and how
Work in Perrytown centers on health care & social and utilities. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Perrytown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Perrytown.
What the weather is like in Perrytown, month by month
Perrytown sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Perrytown
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Perrytown
Schools across Perrytown average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Lower ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Mc Laurin Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Finch ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin County Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- William Winans Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Natchez High SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Wilkinson County HighF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Perrytown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Perrytown 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 Perrytown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Perrytown
Is Perrytown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Perrytown ranks 49,859th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the schools and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Perrytown safe?
Perrytown is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Perrytown?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 38. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of towns.
Compare Perrytown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Perrytown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Perrytown 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.
Perrytown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Perrytown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Perrytown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Perrytown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Perrytown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Perrytown 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.
- 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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