Best PlacesSherman, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sherman, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sherman ranks 22,178th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sherman
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.
Sherman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sherman ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
Where Sherman ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sherman
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sherman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,940, 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 Sherman's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sherman
Sherman runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sherman.
Who works in Sherman, and how
Work in Sherman centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Sherman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sherman.
What the weather is like in Sherman, month by month
Sherman 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 Sherman
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sherman
Schools across Sherman average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Pontotoc Upper ElementaryA− · 54% proficient
- Guntown Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Saltillo High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- North Pontotoc High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sherman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sherman 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 Sherman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sherman
Is Sherman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sherman ranks 22,178th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sherman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $198,919. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $74,940 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Sherman safe?
Sherman is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $173 per resident a year.
Compare Sherman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sherman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sherman 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.
Sherman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sherman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sherman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sherman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sherman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sherman 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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