Best PlacesRome, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rome, 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.
Rome ranks 49,255th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rome
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.
Rome's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rome ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$533 a month, better than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Short commute22.0 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of towns
Where Rome ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rome
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rome home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $33,724, 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 Rome's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Rome
Rome'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 Rome.
Who works in Rome, and how
Work in Rome centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rome
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rome.
What the weather is like in Rome, month by month
Rome sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 38° |
| April | 75° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Rome
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rome
Schools across Rome average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lyon Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- A W James Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- R H Bearden Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Drew Hunter Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Coahoma County Jr/sr High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- West Tallahatchie High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rome school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rome 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 Rome against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rome
Is Rome a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rome ranks 49,255th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rome expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,213. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $33,724 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Rome safe?
Rome is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Rome with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rome. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rome 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.
Rome detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rome: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rome: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rome: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rome: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rome 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.