Best PlacesRenfroe, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Renfroe, 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.
Renfroe ranks 30,948th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Renfroe
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.
Renfroe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Renfroe ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of towns
Where Renfroe ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Renfroe
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Renfroe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,138, 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 Renfroe's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Renfroe
Renfroe runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Renfroe.
Who works in Renfroe, and how
Work in Renfroe centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Renfroe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Renfroe.
What the weather is like in Renfroe, month by month
Renfroe sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Renfroe
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Renfroe
Schools across Renfroe average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leake Central Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leake Central Junior HighD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Leake Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Renfroe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Renfroe 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 Renfroe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Renfroe
Is Renfroe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Renfroe ranks 30,948th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Renfroe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,127. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $66,138 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Renfroe safe?
Yes, Renfroe is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
Compare Renfroe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Renfroe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Renfroe 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.
Renfroe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Renfroe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Renfroe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Renfroe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Renfroe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Renfroe 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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