Best PlacesSandy Springs, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sandy Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sandy Springs ranks 14,946th 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 Sandy Springs
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.
Sandy Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Sandy Springs ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$529 a month, better than 89% of towns
Where Sandy Springs ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Short commute33.6 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sandy Springs
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sandy Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,101, 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 Sandy Springs' effective rate of 0.53%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sandy Springs.
Who works in Sandy Springs, and how
Work in Sandy Springs centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sandy Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sandy Springs.
What the weather is like in Sandy Springs, month by month
Sandy Springs sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Sandy Springs
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sandy Springs
Schools across Sandy Springs average a B−, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marietta Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Itawamba Attendance CenterB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- New Site High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sandy Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sandy Springs 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 Sandy Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sandy Springs
Is Sandy Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sandy Springs ranks 14,946th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sandy Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,483. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $84,101 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Sandy Springs safe?
Yes, Sandy Springs is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $113 per resident a year.
Compare Sandy Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sandy Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sandy Springs 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.
Sandy Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sandy Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sandy Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sandy Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sandy Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sandy Springs 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.