Best PlacesTilden, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tilden, 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.
Tilden ranks 24,783rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tilden
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.
Tilden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tilden ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
Where Tilden ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tilden
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tilden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,284, 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 Tilden's effective rate of 0.31%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tilden
Tilden 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 Tilden.
Who works in Tilden, and how
Work in Tilden centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tilden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tilden.
What the weather is like in Tilden, month by month
Tilden sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Tilden
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tilden
Schools across Tilden average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Itawamba Attendance CenterB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tilden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tilden 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 Tilden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tilden
Is Tilden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tilden ranks 24,783rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tilden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,600. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $61,284 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Tilden safe?
Yes, Tilden is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $132 per resident a year.
Compare Tilden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tilden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tilden 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.
Tilden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tilden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tilden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tilden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tilden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tilden 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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