Best PlacesTishomingo County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Tishomingo 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.
Tishomingo County ranks 2,291st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tishomingo 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.
Tishomingo County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tishomingo County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of counties
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 85% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 69% of counties
Where Tishomingo County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 12% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Tishomingo County
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tishomingo County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,680, 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 Tishomingo County's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tishomingo County
Tishomingo County 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 Tishomingo County.
Who works in Tishomingo County, and how
Work in Tishomingo County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, 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 Tishomingo County
Tishomingo County has less parkland per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Tishomingo County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Tishomingo County growing, and who is moving in?
Tishomingo County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Prentiss County, MS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Tishomingo County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Tishomingo County, month by month
Tishomingo County sees roughly 88 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 Tishomingo County
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tishomingo County
Schools across Tishomingo County average a C+, better than 52% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Marietta Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Tishomingo ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Fairview Attendance CenterC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Iuka Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Tishomingo County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Red Bay High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tishomingo County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Tishomingo County
Is Tishomingo County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tishomingo County ranks 2,291st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tishomingo County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,530. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $55,680 median income, cost of living beats 24% of counties.
Is Tishomingo County safe?
Yes, Tishomingo County is safer than 69% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare Tishomingo County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tishomingo County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tishomingo 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.
Tishomingo County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tishomingo County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tishomingo County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tishomingo County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tishomingo County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tishomingo 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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