Best PlacesPerthshire, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Perthshire, 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.
Perthshire ranks 49,946th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Perthshire
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.
Perthshire's strengths and weaknesses
Where Perthshire ranks high
- Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Perthshire ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Perthshire
A household needs to earn about $14,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Perthshire home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,737, 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 Perthshire's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Perthshire
Perthshire'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 Perthshire.
Who works in Perthshire, and how
Work in Perthshire centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Perthshire
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Perthshire.
What the weather is like in Perthshire, month by month
Perthshire sees roughly 88 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 Perthshire
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Perthshire
Schools across Perthshire average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- I T Montgomery Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- West Bolivar ElemD− · 12% proficient
- Brooks Elem SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Northside High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- West Bolivar High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Perthshire school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Perthshire 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 Perthshire against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Perthshire
Is Perthshire a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Perthshire ranks 49,946th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Perthshire expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $57,584. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $29,737 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Perthshire safe?
Perthshire is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $511 per resident a year.
Compare Perthshire with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Perthshire. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Perthshire 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.
Perthshire detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Perthshire: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Perthshire: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Perthshire: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Perthshire: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Perthshire 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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