Best PlacesPontotoc, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pontotoc, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pontotoc ranks 34,919th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pontotoc
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.
Pontotoc's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pontotoc ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of towns
- Short commute24.5 minutes each way, better than 66% of towns
Where Pontotoc ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pontotoc
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pontotoc home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,796, 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 Pontotoc's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 Pontotoc
Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc.
Who works in Pontotoc, and how
Work in Pontotoc centers on public administration and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Pontotoc
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pontotoc.
What the weather is like in Pontotoc, month by month
Pontotoc sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Pontotoc
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 83 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pontotoc
Schools across Pontotoc average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stonewall EsC · 33% proficient
- Roff EsD+ · 25% proficient
- Wapanucka EsD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tishomingo MsD− · 19% proficient
- Mclish MsD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Roff HsC− · 30% proficient
- Tishomingo HsC− · 27% proficient
- Stonewall HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pontotoc school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pontotoc
Is Pontotoc a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pontotoc ranks 34,919th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on internet speeds and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pontotoc expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,949. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $73,796 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Pontotoc safe?
Pontotoc is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $468 per resident a year.
Compare Pontotoc with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pontotoc. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pontotoc 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.
Pontotoc detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pontotoc: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pontotoc: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pontotoc: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pontotoc: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pontotoc 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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