Best PlacesVaiden, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vaiden, 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.
Vaiden ranks 43,977th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Vaiden
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.
Vaiden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vaiden ranks high
- Cheap childcare$538 a month, better than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 71% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 62% of towns
Where Vaiden ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vaiden
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vaiden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,099, 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 Vaiden's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Vaiden
Vaiden'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 Vaiden.
Who works in Vaiden, and how
Work in Vaiden centers on education and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Vaiden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vaiden.
What the weather is like in Vaiden, month by month
Vaiden sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Vaiden
The nearest airport, Golden Triangle Regional, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vaiden
Schools across Vaiden average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- French Camp Elem SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Greenlee Attendance CenterB · 47% proficient
- Winona Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Williams-sullivan Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Ethel Attendance CenterC+ · 38% proficient
- Kosciusko Senior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Winona Secondary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vaiden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vaiden 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 Vaiden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vaiden
Is Vaiden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vaiden ranks 43,977th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vaiden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,217. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $69,099 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Vaiden safe?
Vaiden is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare Vaiden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vaiden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vaiden 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.
Vaiden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vaiden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vaiden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vaiden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vaiden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vaiden 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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