Best PlacesPotts Camp, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Potts Camp, 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.
Potts Camp ranks 42,187th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Low incomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on fast internet.
The best neighborhoods in Potts Camp
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.
Potts Camp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Potts Camp ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- Short commute22.7 minutes each way, better than 76% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 71% of towns
Where Potts Camp ranks low
- Household income$43,589 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Potts Camp
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Potts Camp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,589, 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 Potts Camp's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 Potts Camp
Potts Camp runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Potts Camp.
Who works in Potts Camp, and how
Work in Potts Camp centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Potts Camp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Potts Camp.
What the weather is like in Potts Camp, month by month
Potts Camp sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Potts Camp
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Potts Camp
Schools across Potts Camp average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Galena Elementary School (k-6)C · 33% proficient
- Ashland Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lafayette Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Holly Springs Junior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Holly Springs Intermediate SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Lafayette High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Potts Camp High School (5-12)C · 34% proficient
- Ashland Middle-high SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Potts Camp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Potts Camp 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 Potts Camp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Potts Camp
Is Potts Camp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Potts Camp ranks 42,187th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on low incomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Potts Camp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,697. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $43,589 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Potts Camp safe?
Yes, Potts Camp is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $152 per resident a year.
Compare Potts Camp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Potts Camp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Potts Camp 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.
Potts Camp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Potts Camp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Potts Camp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Potts Camp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Potts Camp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Potts Camp 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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