Best PlacesRosedale, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rosedale, 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.
Rosedale ranks 49,335th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rosedale
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.
Rosedale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rosedale ranks high
- Short commute15.9 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Rosedale ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$16,962 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rosedale
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rosedale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $16,962, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Rosedale's effective rate of 0.31%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rosedale
Rosedale'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 Rosedale.
Who works in Rosedale, and how
Work in Rosedale centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Rosedale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rosedale.
What the weather is like in Rosedale, month by month
Rosedale sees roughly 88 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 Rosedale
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rosedale
Schools across Rosedale average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hayes Cooper Center For Math Sc TecB+ · 55% proficient
- Parks Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- West Bolivar ElemD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Cleveland Central High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Northside High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- West Bolivar High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rosedale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rosedale 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 Rosedale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rosedale
Is Rosedale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rosedale ranks 49,335th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the schools and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rosedale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,840. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $16,962 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Rosedale safe?
Rosedale is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
Compare Rosedale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rosedale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rosedale 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.
Rosedale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rosedale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rosedale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rosedale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rosedale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rosedale 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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