Best PlacesSymonds, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Symonds, 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.
Symonds ranks 48,666th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Symonds
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.
Symonds' strengths and weaknesses
Where Symonds ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Symonds ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$41,545 median, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Symonds
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Symonds home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,545, 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 Symonds' effective rate of 0.38%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Symonds
Symonds 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 Symonds.
Who works in Symonds, and how
Work in Symonds centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Symonds
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Symonds.
What the weather is like in Symonds, month by month
Symonds sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 38° |
| April | 75° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Symonds
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Symonds
Schools across Symonds average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hayes Cooper Center For Math Sc TecB+ · 55% proficient
- I T Montgomery Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- West Bolivar ElemD− · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Northside High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- West Bolivar High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Symonds school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Symonds 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 Symonds against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Symonds
Is Symonds a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Symonds ranks 48,666th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, short commutes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on crime and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Symonds expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $72,383. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $41,545 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Symonds safe?
Symonds is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $576 per resident a year.
Compare Symonds with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Symonds. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Symonds 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.
Symonds detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Symonds: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Symonds: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Symonds: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Symonds: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Symonds 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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