Best PlacesTillatoba, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tillatoba, 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.
Tillatoba ranks 47,808th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tillatoba
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.
Tillatoba's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tillatoba ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$539 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of towns
Where Tillatoba ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Household income$42,995 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tillatoba
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tillatoba home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,995, 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 Tillatoba's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tillatoba
Tillatoba 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 Tillatoba.
Who works in Tillatoba, and how
Work in Tillatoba centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tillatoba
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tillatoba.
What the weather is like in Tillatoba, month by month
Tillatoba sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Tillatoba
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tillatoba
Schools across Tillatoba average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Coffeeville Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Charleston Elementary SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Charleston Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Coffeeville High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Charleston High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tillatoba school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tillatoba 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 Tillatoba against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tillatoba
Is Tillatoba a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tillatoba ranks 47,808th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on the schools and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tillatoba expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $92,639. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $42,995 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Tillatoba safe?
Tillatoba is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Tillatoba with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tillatoba. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tillatoba 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.
Tillatoba detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tillatoba: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tillatoba: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tillatoba: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tillatoba: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tillatoba 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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