Best PlacesSessums, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sessums, 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.
Sessums ranks 26,668th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sessums
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.
Sessums' strengths and weaknesses
Where Sessums ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$507 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 116 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
- Short commute22.7 minutes each way, better than 76% of towns
Where Sessums ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
Who lives in Sessums
Sessums runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sessums.
Who works in Sessums, and how
Work in Sessums centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sessums
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sessums.
What the weather is like in Sessums, month by month
Sessums sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 76° | 69° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Sessums
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sessums
Schools across Sessums average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Henderson/ward-stewart ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- West Lowndes ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Socsd/msu Partnership Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Starkville High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sessums school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sessums 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 Sessums against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sessums
Is Sessums a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sessums ranks 26,668th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on a weak job market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sessums safe?
Yes, Sessums is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $144 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sessums?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 35. That works out to about 116 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of towns.
Compare Sessums with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sessums. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sessums 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.
Sessums detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sessums: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sessums: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sessums: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sessums: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sessums 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.
- 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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