Best PlacesRienzi, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rienzi, 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.
Rienzi ranks 25,118th 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 Rienzi
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.
Rienzi's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rienzi ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$529 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 72% of towns
Where Rienzi ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 20% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rienzi
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rienzi home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,322, 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 Rienzi's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Rienzi
Rienzi'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 Rienzi.
Who works in Rienzi, and how
Work in Rienzi centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Rienzi
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rienzi.
What the weather is like in Rienzi, month by month
Rienzi sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, 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 | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Rienzi
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rienzi
Schools across Rienzi average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Marietta Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Biggersville ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kossuth Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- New Site High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Biggersville High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rienzi school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rienzi 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 Rienzi against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rienzi
Is Rienzi a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rienzi ranks 25,118th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rienzi expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,058. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $58,322 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Rienzi safe?
Yes, Rienzi is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $139 per resident a year.
Compare Rienzi with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rienzi. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rienzi 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.
Rienzi detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rienzi: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rienzi: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rienzi: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rienzi: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rienzi 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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