Best PlacesSandtown, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sandtown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sandtown ranks 20,402nd 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 Sandtown
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.
Sandtown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sandtown ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
Where Sandtown ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sandtown
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sandtown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,275, 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 Sandtown'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 Sandtown
Sandtown's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sandtown.
Who works in Sandtown, and how
Work in Sandtown centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sandtown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sandtown.
What the weather is like in Sandtown, month by month
Sandtown sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Sandtown
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sandtown
Schools across Sandtown average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Neshoba Central Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Neshoba Central Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Neshoba Central High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sandtown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sandtown 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 Sandtown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sandtown
Is Sandtown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sandtown ranks 20,402nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sandtown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,630. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $65,275 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Sandtown safe?
Yes, Sandtown is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare Sandtown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sandtown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sandtown 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.
Sandtown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sandtown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sandtown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sandtown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sandtown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sandtown 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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