Best PlacesWhite Bluff, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around White Bluff, 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.
White Bluff ranks 36,814th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in White Bluff
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.
White Bluff's strengths and weaknesses
Where White Bluff ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$530 a month, better than 89% of towns
Where White Bluff ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$45,763 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in White Bluff
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median White Bluff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,763, 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 White Bluff's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in White Bluff
White Bluff 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 White Bluff.
Who works in White Bluff, and how
Work in White Bluff centers on admin & support services and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in White Bluff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across White Bluff.
What the weather is like in White Bluff, month by month
White Bluff sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of White Bluff
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around White Bluff
Schools across White Bluff average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Marion Primary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Topeka Tilton Attendance CenterC · 31% proficient
- J E Johnson ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Marion ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Jefferson Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- West Marion High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Columbia High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every White Bluff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
White Bluff 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 White Bluff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in White Bluff
Is White Bluff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, White Bluff ranks 36,814th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, civic engagement, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is White Bluff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,709. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $45,763 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is White Bluff safe?
Yes, White Bluff is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $110 per resident a year.
Compare White Bluff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to White Bluff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in White Bluff 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.
White Bluff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for White Bluff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in White Bluff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of White Bluff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in White Bluff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
White Bluff 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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