Best PlacesTerrell, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Terrell, 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.
Terrell ranks 49,359th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Low incomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Terrell
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.
Terrell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Terrell ranks high
- Cheap childcare$533 a month, better than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Terrell ranks low
- Household income$38,091 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Terrell
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Terrell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,091, 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 Terrell's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Terrell
Terrell runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Terrell.
Who works in Terrell, and how
Work in Terrell centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Terrell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Terrell.
What the weather is like in Terrell, month by month
Terrell sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Terrell
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Terrell
Schools across Terrell average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carver Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- J E Johnson ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carver Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Jdc High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Terrell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Terrell 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 Terrell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Terrell
Is Terrell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Terrell ranks 49,359th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on low incomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Terrell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,925. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $38,091 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Terrell safe?
Terrell is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
Compare Terrell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Terrell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Terrell 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.
Terrell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Terrell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Terrell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Terrell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Terrell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Terrell 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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