Best PlacesWhite Cap, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around White Cap, 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 Cap ranks 49,071st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in White Cap
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 Cap's strengths and weaknesses
Where White Cap ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$530 a month, better than 89% of towns
Where White Cap ranks low
- Short commute44.1 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$35,355 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in White Cap
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median White Cap home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,355, 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 Cap's effective rate of 0.27%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in White Cap
White Cap 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 Cap.
Who works in White Cap, and how
Work in White Cap centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in White Cap
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across White Cap.
What the weather is like in White Cap, month by month
White Cap sees roughly 88 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 Cap
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around White Cap
Schools across White Cap average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Amite County ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- William Winans Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Amite County High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every White Cap school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
White Cap 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 Cap against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in White Cap
Is White Cap a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, White Cap ranks 49,071st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is White Cap expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $103,038. The overall cost of living runs about 29% below the national average. Set against a $35,355 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is White Cap safe?
White Cap is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare White Cap with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to White Cap. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in White Cap 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 Cap detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for White Cap: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in White Cap: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of White Cap: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in White Cap: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
White Cap 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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