Best PlacesTyson, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tyson, 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.
Tyson ranks 41,194th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tyson
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.
Tyson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tyson ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$536 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Tyson ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tyson
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tyson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,880, 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 Tyson's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tyson
Tyson'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 Tyson.
Who works in Tyson, and how
Work in Tyson centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tyson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tyson.
What the weather is like in Tyson, month by month
Tyson sees roughly 84 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 Tyson
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tyson
Schools across Tyson average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grenada Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Calhoun City Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Coffeeville Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grenada Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Grenada HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Calhoun City High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Coffeeville High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tyson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tyson 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 Tyson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tyson
Is Tyson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tyson ranks 41,194th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on cell coverage and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tyson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $70,330. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $55,880 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Tyson safe?
Tyson is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare Tyson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tyson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tyson 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.
Tyson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tyson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tyson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tyson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tyson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tyson 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.