Best PlacesYalobusha County, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Yalobusha County, 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.
Yalobusha County ranks 2,692nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Yalobusha County
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.
Yalobusha County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yalobusha County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of counties
- Cheap childcare$538 a month, better than 85% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of counties
Where Yalobusha County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of counties
- Household income$52,205 median, better than only 12% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Yalobusha County
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yalobusha County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,205, 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 Yalobusha County's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Yalobusha County
Yalobusha County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Yalobusha County.
Who works in Yalobusha County, and how
Work in Yalobusha County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Yalobusha County
Yalobusha County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and more parkland per resident than 69% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Yalobusha County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Yalobusha County growing, and who is moving in?
Yalobusha County has grown about 1% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lafayette County, MS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Yalobusha County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Yalobusha County, month by month
Yalobusha County sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Yalobusha County
The nearest airport, Tupelo Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yalobusha County
Schools across Yalobusha County average a D+, better than 13% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Davidson Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Coffeeville Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Water Valley High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Coffeeville High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yalobusha County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yalobusha County 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 Yalobusha County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Yalobusha County
Is Yalobusha County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yalobusha County ranks 2,692nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, fast internet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Yalobusha County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,736. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $52,205 median income, cost of living beats 23% of counties.
Is Yalobusha County safe?
Yalobusha County is safer than 32% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Yalobusha County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yalobusha County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yalobusha County 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.
Yalobusha County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yalobusha County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yalobusha County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yalobusha County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yalobusha County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yalobusha County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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