Best PlacesState Line, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around State Line, 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.
State Line ranks 48,400th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in State Line
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.
State Line's strengths and weaknesses
Where State Line ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$535 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
Where State Line ranks low
- Household income$42,294 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in State Line
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median State Line home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,294, 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 State Line's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in State Line
State Line runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for State Line.
Who works in State Line, and how
Work in State Line centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in State Line
State Line has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of State Line and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in State Line, month by month
State Line sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of State Line
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around State Line
Schools across State Line average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chatom Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Clara Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Buckatunna Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leakesville Jr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Greene County High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Washington County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Richton High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every State Line school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
State Line 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 State Line against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in State Line
Is State Line a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, State Line ranks 48,400th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on low incomes 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 State Line expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,161. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $42,294 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is State Line safe?
State Line is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare State Line with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to State Line. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in State Line 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.
State Line detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for State Line: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in State Line: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of State Line: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in State Line: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
State Line 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.