Best PlacesSlate Spring, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Slate Spring, 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.
Slate Spring ranks 38,462nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Slate Spring
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.
Slate Spring's strengths and weaknesses
Where Slate Spring ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.5 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Slate Spring ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$49,148 median, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Slate Spring
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Slate Spring home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,148, 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 Slate Spring's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Slate Spring
Slate Spring 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 Slate Spring.
Who works in Slate Spring, and how
Work in Slate Spring centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Slate Spring
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Slate Spring.
What the weather is like in Slate Spring, month by month
Slate Spring sees roughly 83 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 Slate Spring
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Slate Spring
Schools across Slate Spring average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Calhoun City Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grenada Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Vardaman High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Calhoun City High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Slate Spring school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Slate Spring 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 Slate Spring against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Slate Spring
Is Slate Spring a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Slate Spring ranks 38,462nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Slate Spring expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $99,200. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $49,148 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Slate Spring safe?
Yes, Slate Spring is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $134 per resident a year.
Compare Slate Spring with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Slate Spring. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Slate Spring 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.
Slate Spring detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Slate Spring: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Slate Spring: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Slate Spring: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Slate Spring: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Slate Spring 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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