Best PlacesQuincy, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Quincy, 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.
Quincy ranks 20,018th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Quincy
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.
Quincy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quincy ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Quincy ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Quincy
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Quincy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,698, 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 Quincy's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Quincy
Quincy runs younger than the country, 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 Quincy.
Who works in Quincy, and how
Work in Quincy centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Quincy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Quincy.
What the weather is like in Quincy, month by month
Quincy sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Quincy
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Quincy
Schools across Quincy average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top high schools
- Smithville High SchoolA− · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quincy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quincy 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 Quincy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Quincy
Is Quincy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quincy ranks 20,018th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on biking and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Quincy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,215. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $73,698 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Quincy safe?
Yes, Quincy is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $73 per resident a year.
Compare Quincy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quincy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quincy 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.
Quincy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quincy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quincy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quincy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quincy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quincy 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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