Best PlacesTippah County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Tippah County, 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.
Tippah County ranks 2,300th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tippah County
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.
Tippah County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tippah County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of counties
- Cheap childcare$536 a month, better than 85% of counties
- QuietBetter than 81% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of counties
Where Tippah County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 10% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Tippah County
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tippah County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,935, 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 Tippah County's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tippah County
Tippah County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tippah County.
Who works in Tippah County, and how
Work in Tippah County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tippah County
Tippah County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Tippah County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Tippah County growing, and who is moving in?
Tippah County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Memphis, TN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Tippah County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Tippah County, month by month
Tippah County sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, 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 | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Tippah County
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tippah County
Schools across Tippah County average a B−, better than 59% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Chalybeate Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Ripley Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kossuth Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Ripley Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Kossuth High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Ripley High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Ashland Middle-high SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tippah County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tippah County 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 Tippah County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Tippah County suits
Common questions about living in Tippah County
Is Tippah County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tippah County ranks 2,300th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on state infrastructure and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tippah County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $126,627. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $52,935 median income, cost of living beats 18% of counties.
Is Tippah County safe?
Yes, Tippah County is safer than 64% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tippah County?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 34. That works out to about 83 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of counties.
Is Tippah County good for families?
Schools beat 59% of counties, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $536 a month.
Compare Tippah County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tippah County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tippah County 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.
Tippah County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tippah County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tippah County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tippah County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tippah County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tippah County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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