Best PlacesScotland Fork, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scotland Fork, 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.
Scotland Fork ranks 42,356th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in Scotland Fork
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.
Scotland Fork's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scotland Fork ranks high
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 68% of towns
- Cheap childcare$683 a month, better than 68% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 67% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 62% of towns
Where Scotland Fork ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scotland Fork
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scotland Fork home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,275, 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 Scotland Fork's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Scotland Fork
Scotland Fork's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Scotland Fork.
Who works in Scotland Fork, and how
Work in Scotland Fork centers on information and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Scotland Fork
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scotland Fork.
What the weather is like in Scotland Fork, month by month
Scotland Fork sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Scotland Fork
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scotland Fork
Schools across Scotland Fork average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Flora ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Jimmie M. Goodloe Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Linwood Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madison Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Huey L. Porter Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Yazoo County Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison Central High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Yazoo County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Canton Public High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scotland Fork school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scotland Fork 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 Scotland Fork against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scotland Fork
Is Scotland Fork a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scotland Fork ranks 42,356th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, civic engagement, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scotland Fork expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,410. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $60,275 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Scotland Fork safe?
Scotland Fork is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
Compare Scotland Fork with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scotland Fork. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scotland Fork 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.
Scotland Fork detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scotland Fork: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scotland Fork: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scotland Fork: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scotland Fork: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scotland Fork 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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