Best PlacesPoplar Creek, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Poplar Creek, 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.
Poplar Creek ranks 34,017th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Poplar Creek
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.
Poplar Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Poplar Creek ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$535 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 72% of towns
Where Poplar Creek ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Poplar Creek
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Poplar Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,053, 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 Poplar Creek's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Poplar Creek
Poplar Creek runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Poplar Creek.
Who works in Poplar Creek, and how
Work in Poplar Creek centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Poplar Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Poplar Creek.
What the weather is like in Poplar Creek, month by month
Poplar Creek sees roughly 81 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 Poplar Creek
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Poplar Creek
Schools across Poplar Creek average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- French Camp Elem SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Greenlee Attendance CenterB · 47% proficient
- Winona Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Eupora High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Ethel Attendance CenterC+ · 38% proficient
- Choctaw County High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Poplar Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Poplar Creek 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 Poplar Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Poplar Creek
Is Poplar Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Poplar Creek ranks 34,017th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on cell coverage and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Poplar Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,094. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $72,053 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Poplar Creek safe?
Poplar Creek is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare Poplar Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Poplar Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Poplar Creek 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.
Poplar Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Poplar Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Poplar Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Poplar Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Poplar Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Poplar Creek 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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