Best PlacesScott, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scott, 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.
Scott ranks 36,687th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Scott
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.
Scott's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scott ranks high
- Short commute16.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 90% of towns
Where Scott ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scott
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scott home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,062, 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 Scott's effective rate of 0.26%, 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 Scott
Scott runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Scott.
Who works in Scott, and how
Work in Scott centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Scott
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scott.
What the weather is like in Scott, month by month
Scott sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, 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 | 55° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Scott
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scott
Schools across Scott average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weddington Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- I T Montgomery Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coleman Middle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Leland High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Mcgehee High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Greenville High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scott school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scott 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 Scott against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scott
Is Scott a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scott ranks 36,687th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low property taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the schools and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scott expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,700. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $79,062 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Scott safe?
Scott is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $432 per resident a year.
Compare Scott with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scott. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scott 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.
Scott detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scott: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scott: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scott: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scott: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scott 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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