Best PlacesSarepta, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sarepta, 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.
Sarepta ranks 36,064th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sarepta
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.
Sarepta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sarepta ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Sarepta ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sarepta
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sarepta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,641, 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 Sarepta's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sarepta
Sarepta runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sarepta.
Who works in Sarepta, and how
Work in Sarepta centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sarepta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sarepta.
What the weather is like in Sarepta, month by month
Sarepta sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Sarepta
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sarepta
Schools across Sarepta average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Bruce Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lafayette Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- South Pontotoc Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Lafayette High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Bruce High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Vardaman High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sarepta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sarepta 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 Sarepta against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sarepta
Is Sarepta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sarepta ranks 36,064th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sarepta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $103,500. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $56,641 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Sarepta safe?
Yes, Sarepta is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $142 per resident a year.
Compare Sarepta with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sarepta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sarepta 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.
Sarepta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sarepta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sarepta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sarepta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sarepta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sarepta 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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