Best PlacesValewood, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valewood, 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.
Valewood ranks 49,356th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Valewood
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.
Valewood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valewood ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$540 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Valewood ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$43,295 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
Who lives in Valewood
Valewood 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 Valewood.
Who works in Valewood, and how
Work in Valewood centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Valewood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Valewood.
What the weather is like in Valewood, month by month
Valewood sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, 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 | 55° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Valewood
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Valewood
Schools across Valewood average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eudora Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Sanders Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- South Delta Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Delta Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Griffin Middle School AcademyF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Simmons High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- South Delta High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valewood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valewood 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 Valewood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Valewood
Is Valewood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valewood ranks 49,356th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and short commutes, and lowest on the schools and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valewood safe?
Valewood is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Valewood?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 37. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of towns.
Compare Valewood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valewood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valewood 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.
Valewood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valewood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valewood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valewood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valewood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valewood 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.
- 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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