Best PlacesRichton, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richton, 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.
Richton ranks 35,529th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Richton
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.
Richton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richton ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of towns
- Cheap childcare$641 a month, better than 74% of towns
Where Richton ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Richton
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,256, 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 Richton's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 Richton
Richton's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Richton.
Who works in Richton, and how
Work in Richton centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Richton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Richton.
What the weather is like in Richton, month by month
Richton sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Richton
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Richton
Schools across Richton average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glade Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Clara Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Runnelstown Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perry Central Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Greene County High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Northeast Jones High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Richton High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richton 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 Richton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Richton
Is Richton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richton ranks 35,529th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,387. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $58,256 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Richton safe?
Yes, Richton is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare Richton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richton 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.
Richton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richton 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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