Best PlacesZetus, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zetus, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Zetus ranks 18,944th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Zetus
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.
Zetus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Zetus ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$526 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
Where Zetus ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Zetus
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zetus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,052, 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 Zetus' effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Zetus
Zetus runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Zetus.
Who works in Zetus, and how
Work in Zetus centers on transportation & warehousing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Zetus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Zetus.
What the weather is like in Zetus, month by month
Zetus 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 Zetus
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Zetus
Schools across Zetus average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Lipsey SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookhaven High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zetus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zetus 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 Zetus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Zetus
Is Zetus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zetus ranks 18,944th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zetus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,505. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $88,052 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Zetus safe?
Zetus is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Zetus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zetus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zetus 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.
Zetus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zetus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zetus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zetus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zetus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zetus 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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