Best PlacesSunrise, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunrise, 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.
Sunrise ranks 42,926th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sunrise
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.
Sunrise's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunrise ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
Where Sunrise ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sunrise
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sunrise home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,460, 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 Sunrise's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sunrise
Sunrise 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 Sunrise.
Who works in Sunrise, and how
Work in Sunrise centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sunrise
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sunrise.
What the weather is like in Sunrise, month by month
Sunrise sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Sunrise
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sunrise
Schools across Sunrise average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leake County Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Leake Central Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leake Central Junior HighD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Leake Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Leake County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunrise school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunrise 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 Sunrise against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sunrise
Is Sunrise a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunrise ranks 42,926th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sunrise expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $87,698. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $48,460 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Sunrise safe?
Yes, Sunrise is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $153 per resident a year.
Compare Sunrise with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunrise. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunrise 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.
Sunrise detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunrise: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunrise: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunrise: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunrise: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunrise 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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