Best PlacesRussum, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Russum, 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.
Russum ranks 50,128th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Russum
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.
Russum's strengths and weaknesses
Where Russum ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$536 a month, better than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 76% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 68% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 62% of towns
Where Russum ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$16,630 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Russum
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Russum home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $16,630, 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 Russum's effective rate of 1.46%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Russum
Russum runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Russum.
Who works in Russum, and how
Work in Russum 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 85%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Russum
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Russum.
What the weather is like in Russum, month by month
Russum sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Russum
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Russum
Schools across Russum average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- A. W. Watson ElementaryF · 8% proficient
- Jefferson Co Elem SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jefferson Co Jr HiD− · 15% proficient
- Port Gibson Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson Co HighD− · 17% proficient
- Port Gibson High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Russum school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Russum 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 Russum against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Russum
Is Russum a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Russum ranks 50,128th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Russum expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,734. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $16,630 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Russum safe?
Russum is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $502 per resident a year.
Compare Russum with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Russum. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Russum 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.
Russum detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Russum: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Russum: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Russum: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Russum: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Russum 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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