Best PlacesPhilipp, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Philipp, 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.
Philipp ranks 50,226th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Philipp
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.
Philipp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Philipp ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$538 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 62% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 82 pleasant days a year, better than 50% of towns
Where Philipp ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$35,880 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Philipp
A household needs to earn about $15,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Philipp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,880, 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 Philipp's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Philipp
Philipp runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Philipp.
Who works in Philipp, and how
Work in Philipp centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Philipp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Philipp.
What the weather is like in Philipp, month by month
Philipp sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Philipp
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Philipp
Schools across Philipp average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grenada Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Bankston Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Ruleville Central Elem SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grenada Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Greenwood Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Drew Hunter Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Grenada HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Greenwood High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Charleston High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Philipp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Philipp 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 Philipp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Philipp
Is Philipp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Philipp ranks 50,226th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the schools and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Philipp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $61,298. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $35,880 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is Philipp safe?
Philipp is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare Philipp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Philipp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Philipp 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.
Philipp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Philipp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Philipp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Philipp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Philipp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Philipp 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.