Best PlacesSpring Cottage, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spring Cottage, 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.
Spring Cottage ranks 28,679th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Spring Cottage
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.
Spring Cottage's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spring Cottage ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$530 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Spring Cottage ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Spring Cottage
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spring Cottage home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,962, 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 Spring Cottage's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Spring Cottage
Spring Cottage runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Spring Cottage.
Who works in Spring Cottage, and how
Work in Spring Cottage centers on construction and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Spring Cottage
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spring Cottage.
What the weather is like in Spring Cottage, month by month
Spring Cottage sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Spring Cottage
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spring Cottage
Schools across Spring Cottage average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Marion Primary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- East Marion Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Marion ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- West Marion High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- East Marion High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spring Cottage school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spring Cottage 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 Spring Cottage against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spring Cottage
Is Spring Cottage a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spring Cottage ranks 28,679th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spring Cottage expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,280. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $64,962 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Spring Cottage safe?
Yes, Spring Cottage is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $110 per resident a year.
Compare Spring Cottage with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spring Cottage. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spring Cottage 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.
Spring Cottage detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spring Cottage: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spring Cottage: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spring Cottage: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spring Cottage: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spring Cottage 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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