Best PlacesPoplarville, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Poplarville, 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.
Poplarville ranks 47,597th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Poplarville
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.
Poplarville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Poplarville ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$476 a month, better than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
Where Poplarville ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$34,219 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Poplarville
Poplarville 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 Poplarville.
Who works in Poplarville, and how
Work in Poplarville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Poplarville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Poplarville.
What the weather is like in Poplarville, month by month
Poplarville sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Poplarville
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Poplarville
Schools across Poplarville average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shopville Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Burnside Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southern Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Meece Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Somerset High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Poplarville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Poplarville 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 Poplarville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Poplarville
Is Poplarville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Poplarville ranks 47,597th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Poplarville safe?
Poplarville is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Poplarville?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 29. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 42% of towns.
Compare Poplarville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Poplarville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Poplarville 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.
Poplarville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Poplarville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Poplarville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Poplarville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Poplarville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Poplarville 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.
- 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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