Best PlacesPeyton, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Peyton, 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.
Peyton ranks 49,609th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Peyton
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.
Peyton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Peyton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$529 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Peyton ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$29,393 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Peyton
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peyton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,393, 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 Peyton's effective rate of 0.20%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Peyton
Peyton runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Peyton.
Who works in Peyton, and how
Work in Peyton centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Peyton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Peyton.
What the weather is like in Peyton, month by month
Peyton sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Peyton
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Peyton
Schools across Peyton average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- A. W. Watson ElementaryF · 8% proficient
- Jefferson Co Elem SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jefferson Co Jr HiD− · 15% proficient
- Port Gibson Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson Co HighD− · 17% proficient
- Port Gibson High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peyton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peyton 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 Peyton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Peyton
Is Peyton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peyton ranks 49,609th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on education levels and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peyton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $80,095. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $29,393 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Peyton safe?
Peyton is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Peyton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peyton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peyton 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.
Peyton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peyton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peyton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peyton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peyton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peyton 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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