Best PlacesSwan Lake, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Swan Lake, 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.
Swan Lake ranks 46,778th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Swan Lake
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.
Swan Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Swan Lake ranks high
- Short commute16.2 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$531 a month, better than 89% of towns
Where Swan Lake ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Swan Lake
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Swan Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,097, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Swan Lake's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Swan Lake
Swan Lake runs younger 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 Swan Lake.
Who works in Swan Lake, and how
Work in Swan Lake centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Swan Lake
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Swan Lake.
What the weather is like in Swan Lake, month by month
Swan Lake sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, 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 | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Swan Lake
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Swan Lake
Schools across Swan Lake average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Moorhead Central SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Ida Greene Lower ElementaryF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- O M Mc Nair Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Leflore County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Humphreys County High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Swan Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Swan Lake
Is Swan Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Swan Lake ranks 46,778th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Swan Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $437,904. The overall cost of living runs about 29% below the national average. Set against a $58,097 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Swan Lake safe?
Swan Lake is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $445 per resident a year.
Compare Swan Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Swan Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Swan Lake 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.
Swan Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Swan Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Swan Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Swan Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Swan Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Swan Lake 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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