Best PlacesStoneville, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stoneville, 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.
Stoneville ranks 41,620th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Stoneville
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.
Stoneville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stoneville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 65% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 63% of towns
Where Stoneville ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stoneville
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stoneville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,301, 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 Stoneville's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Stoneville
Stoneville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stoneville.
Who works in Stoneville, and how
Work in Stoneville centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Stoneville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stoneville.
What the weather is like in Stoneville, month by month
Stoneville sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Stoneville
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stoneville
Schools across Stoneville average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Edna M Scott Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leland School ParkD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Leland High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Simmons High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stoneville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stoneville 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 Stoneville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stoneville
Is Stoneville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stoneville ranks 41,620th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, cell coverage, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the schools and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stoneville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,367. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $55,301 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Stoneville safe?
Stoneville is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare Stoneville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stoneville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stoneville 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.
Stoneville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stoneville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stoneville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stoneville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stoneville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stoneville 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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