Best PlacesVan Vleet, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Van Vleet, 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.
Van Vleet ranks 42,057th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Van Vleet
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.
Van Vleet's strengths and weaknesses
Where Van Vleet ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$535 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 81% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of towns
Where Van Vleet ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$45,457 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Van Vleet
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Van Vleet home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,457, 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 Van Vleet's effective rate of 0.35%, 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 Van Vleet
Van Vleet'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 Van Vleet.
Who works in Van Vleet, and how
Work in Van Vleet centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Van Vleet
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Van Vleet.
What the weather is like in Van Vleet, month by month
Van Vleet sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Van Vleet
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Van Vleet
Schools across Van Vleet average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Okolona Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Okolona Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Okolona High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Van Vleet school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Van Vleet 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 Van Vleet against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Van Vleet
Is Van Vleet a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Van Vleet ranks 42,057th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Van Vleet expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,177. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $45,457 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Van Vleet safe?
Yes, Van Vleet is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $152 per resident a year.
Compare Van Vleet with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Van Vleet. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Van Vleet 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.
Van Vleet detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Van Vleet: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Van Vleet: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Van Vleet: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Van Vleet: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Van Vleet 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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