Best PlacesQuitman County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Quitman County, 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.
Quitman County ranks 3,134th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Quitman County
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.
Quitman County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quitman County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$533 a month, better than 85% of counties
- TransitBetter than 76% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 69% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 57% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 53% of counties
Where Quitman County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of counties
- Household income$36,790 median, better than only 1% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 2% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Quitman County
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Quitman County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,790, 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 Quitman County's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Quitman County
Quitman County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Quitman County.
Who works in Quitman County, and how
Work in Quitman County centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Quitman County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Quitman County.
Is Quitman County growing, and who is moving in?
Quitman County has lost about 28% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Panola County, MS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Quitman County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Quitman County, month by month
Quitman County sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 36° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Quitman County
Memphis International sits about 56 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Quitman County
Schools across Quitman County average a D, better than 4% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Quitman County Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Quitman County Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- M. S. Palmer High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quitman County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quitman County 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 Quitman County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Quitman County
Is Quitman County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quitman County ranks 3,134th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, transit, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Quitman County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $66,805. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $36,790 median income, cost of living beats 2% of counties.
Is Quitman County safe?
Quitman County is safer than 2% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $436 per resident a year.
Compare Quitman County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quitman County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quitman County 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.
Quitman County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quitman County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quitman County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quitman County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quitman County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quitman County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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