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Rankings

Best Places to Live in Mississippi

495 cities ranked by livability score (crime + housing + schools + cost of living).

Best Places to Live in Mississippi (2026)

RankCityLivabilityPopulationCrime ScoreHousing ScoreMedian Price
#1Jackson, MS50333,21200$0
#2Gulfport, MS50244,76600$0
#3Hattiesburg, MS5079,74900$0
#4Southaven, MS5056,22600$0
#5Biloxi, MS5048,86100$0
#6Olive Branch, MS5047,01900$0
#7Tupelo, MS5037,79100$0
#8Meridian, MS5034,13700$0
#9Greenville, MS5028,16600$0
#10Madison, MS5027,94600$0
#11Pearl, MS5027,73700$0
#12Clinton, MS5027,19500$0
#13Horn Lake, MS5026,64700$0
#14Oxford, MS5026,41100$0
#15Starkville, MS5025,72100$0
#16Brandon, MS5025,54200$0
#17Ridgeland, MS5024,58700$0
#18Columbus, MS5023,34800$0
#19Pascagoula, MS5021,71000$0
#20Vicksburg, MS5020,58900$0
#21Mccomb, MS5020,50900$0
#22Gautier, MS5019,04600$0
#23Carriere, MS5018,73700$0
#24Ocean Springs, MS5018,64600$0
#25Hernando, MS5017,94900$0
#26Laurel, MS5017,67900$0
#27Long Beach, MS5017,00900$0
#28Bay Saint Louis, MS5015,56100$0
#29Corinth, MS5014,32300$0
#30Clarksdale, MS5014,23100$0
#31Natchez, MS5014,19200$0
#32Greenwood, MS5014,08600$0
#33D'Iberville, MS5013,20300$0
#34Diberville, MS5013,20300$0
#35Byram, MS5012,79900$0
#36Grenada, MS5012,37500$0
#37McComb, MS5012,04900$0
#38Moss Point, MS5011,95700$0
#39Picayune, MS5011,90000$0
#40Brookhaven, MS5011,65000$0
#41Petal, MS5011,29400$0
#42Perkinston, MS5010,93100$0
#43Canton, MS5010,81100$0
#44Cleveland, MS5010,62300$0
#45Flowood, MS5010,58700$0
#46Yazoo City, MS5010,21900$0
#47Bay St. Louis, MS5010,18800$0
#48West Point, MS509,90000$0
#49Diamondhead, MS509,33800$0
#50Booneville, MS509,24600$0
#51Indianola, MS509,06200$0
#52Nesbit, MS508,73100$0
#53Gulf Hills, MS508,45100$0
#54Senatobia, MS508,38000$0
#55St. Martin, MS508,13900$0
#56New Albany, MS507,66300$0
#57Batesville, MS507,38700$0
#58Richland, MS507,34600$0
#59Waveland, MS507,06200$0
#60Philadelphia, MS506,99600$0
#61Kosciusko, MS506,93300$0
#62Jayess, MS506,76900$0
#63Latimer, MS506,75600$0
#64West Hattiesburg, MS506,71500$0
#65Holly Springs, MS506,70400$0
#66Columbia, MS506,63200$0
#67Amory, MS506,50000$0
#68Gulf Park Estates, MS506,26400$0
#69Pass Christian, MS506,09700$0
#70Louisville, MS505,98300$0
#71Belden, MS505,89400$0
#72Pontotoc, MS505,80600$0
#73Ripley, MS505,37700$0
#74Forest, MS505,35700$0
#75University, MS505,31500$0
#76Vancleave, MS505,07800$0
#77Leakesville, MS504,95900$0
#78Saltillo, MS504,95200$0
#79Aberdeen, MS504,89000$0
#80Carthage, MS504,86600$0
#81Crystal Springs, MS504,75200$0
#82Florence, MS504,69600$0
#83Mississippi State, MS504,65500$0
#84Fulton, MS504,57600$0
#85Ellisville, MS504,52100$0
#86Waynesboro, MS504,51800$0
#87Wiggins, MS504,29300$0
#88Winona, MS504,18300$0
#89Beechwood, MS504,16800$0
#90Pearl River, MS504,04700$0
#91New Hope, MS503,95200$0
#92Magee, MS503,94300$0
#93Leland, MS503,77700$0
#94Houston, MS503,74100$0
#95Morton, MS503,65600$0
#96Hazlehurst, MS503,52000$0
#97Sarah, MS503,51400$0
#98Escatawpa, MS503,49400$0
#99Robinsonville, MS503,46500$0
#100Water Valley, MS503,37600$0
#101Macon, MS503,33300$0
#102Gluckstadt, MS503,23600$0
#103Bridgetown, MS503,19500$0
#104Nicholson, MS503,14600$0
#105Baldwyn, MS503,13800$0
#106Newton, MS503,11600$0
#107Iuka, MS503,11000$0
#108Magnolia, MS503,05900$0
#109Lucedale, MS502,99500$0
#110Houlka, MS502,97200$0
#111Poplarville, MS502,84700$0
#112Verona, MS502,74800$0
#113Ruleville, MS502,63200$0
#114Steens, MS502,61600$0
#115Smithdale, MS502,60300$0
#116Guntown, MS502,59400$0
#117Hide-A-Way Lake, MS502,56900$0
#118Parchman, MS502,46300$0
#119Collins, MS502,45500$0
#120Summit, MS502,45100$0
#121Lake Cormorant, MS502,45000$0
#122Sardis, MS502,44500$0
#123Okolona, MS502,43000$0
#124Hollandale, MS502,37800$0
#125McHenry, MS502,35300$0
#126Newhebron, MS502,35200$0
#127Flora, MS502,33100$0
#128Farmington, MS502,31200$0
#129Lyman, MS502,29800$0
#130Cleary, MS502,29500$0
#131Lorman, MS502,28600$0
#132Tunica Resorts, MS502,28100$0
#133Centreville, MS502,26300$0
#134Eupora, MS502,25000$0
#135Wesson, MS502,25000$0
#136Lynchburg, MS502,16100$0
#137Quitman, MS502,16100$0
#138Mooreville, MS502,15400$0
#139Prairie, MS502,14000$0
#140Drew, MS502,13200$0
#141Mendenhall, MS502,10300$0
#142Durant, MS502,10300$0
#143Oak Grove, MS502,09800$0
#144Union, MS502,09000$0
#145Tutwiler, MS502,07300$0
#146Sandy Hook, MS502,04300$0
#147Rolling Fork, MS502,03800$0
#148Marion, MS502,03000$0
#149Belmont, MS502,02800$0
#150Tylertown, MS502,02400$0
#151Kiln, MS502,01600$0
#152Charleston, MS501,97900$0
#153Itta Bena, MS501,96700$0
#154Mantachie, MS501,95000$0
#155Bailey, MS501,93000$0
#156Decatur, MS501,92900$0
#157Gore Springs, MS501,92400$0
#158Brooklyn, MS501,92100$0
#159Purvis, MS501,91400$0
#160Sharon, MS501,91000$0
#161DeLisle, MS501,90600$0
#162Arnold Line, MS501,85900$0
#163Bay Springs, MS501,85500$0
#164Nettleton, MS501,85300$0
#165Preston, MS501,82000$0
#166Tchula, MS501,80200$0
#167Ackerman, MS501,79200$0
#168Calhoun City, MS501,74500$0
#169Collinsville, MS501,72500$0
#170Rosedale, MS501,70300$0
#171Shelby, MS501,70000$0
#172Fayette, MS501,69100$0
#173Sumrall, MS501,67400$0
#174Raymond, MS501,66300$0
#175Taylorsville, MS501,65000$0
#176Terry, MS501,62000$0
#177Byhalia, MS501,58800$0
#178Stringer, MS501,56700$0
#179Ecru, MS501,55000$0
#180Tiplersville, MS501,51400$0
#181Shaw, MS501,50800$0
#182Rawls Springs, MS501,49900$0
#183Pinola, MS501,48500$0
#184Bruce, MS501,48300$0
#185Little Rock, MS501,47200$0
#186Mound Bayou, MS501,44900$0
#187Ruth, MS501,44600$0
#188Moorhead, MS501,43900$0
#189Walls, MS501,42600$0
#190Pelahatchie, MS501,42300$0
#191Harrisville, MS501,41600$0
#192Caledonia, MS501,41400$0
#193Cedarbluff, MS501,38500$0
#194Shannon, MS501,38300$0
#195Marks, MS501,37700$0
#196Monticello, MS501,35100$0
#197Lexington, MS501,35000$0
#198Lawrence, MS501,34500$0
#199Lumberton, MS501,32000$0
#200Belzoni, MS501,30600$0
#201Hurley, MS501,30500$0
#202Robinhood, MS501,29800$0
#203Union Church, MS501,29400$0
#204Columbus AFB, MS501,29300$0
#205Pearlington, MS501,27800$0
#206Enid, MS501,27600$0
#207Port Gibson, MS501,26100$0
#208Como, MS501,25800$0
#209Glendale, MS501,25700$0
#210Blue Mountain, MS501,23200$0
#211Maben, MS501,23100$0
#212Richton, MS501,22000$0
#213Coila, MS501,21500$0
#214Courtland, MS501,20500$0
#215Nellieburg, MS501,19700$0
#216Wade, MS501,18300$0
#217Goodman, MS501,17700$0
#218Conehatta, MS501,16600$0
#219Vaiden, MS501,15800$0
#220Coldwater, MS501,15600$0
#221Etta, MS501,14500$0
#222Victoria, MS501,12100$0
#223Raleigh, MS501,11800$0
#224Mount Olive, MS501,11000$0
#225Vardaman, MS501,10000$0
#226Metcalfe, MS501,06800$0
#227Morgantown, MS501,03800$0
#228Woodville, MS501,03700$0
#229State Line, MS501,01600$0
#230Saucier, MS501,01400$0
#231Camden, MS501,01300$0
#232Hillsboro, MS5099900$0
#233Michigan City, MS5099400$0
#234Renova, MS5097800$0
#235Sunflower, MS5097600$0
#236Helena, MS5097500$0
#237Alcorn State University, MS5097200$0
#238Pickens, MS5096900$0
#239Stonewall, MS5096800$0
#240Greenwood Springs, MS5096500$0
#241Derma, MS5096300$0
#242Gloster, MS5095200$0
#243Bude, MS5094700$0
#244Prentiss, MS5093800$0
#245Edwards, MS5093000$0
#246Plantersville, MS5092900$0
#247Algoma, MS5089700$0
#248Friars Point, MS5088400$0
#249Vossburg, MS5088200$0
#250Liberty, MS5086400$0
#251Isola, MS5086100$0
#252Burnsville, MS5086100$0
#253Jonestown, MS5085200$0
#254Rose Hill, MS5083900$0
#255Tunica, MS5083800$0
#256Beaumont, MS5082200$0
#257McCall Creek, MS5081400$0
#258Brooksville, MS5080900$0
#259Tucker, MS5080700$0
#260Utica, MS5079900$0
#261Carson, MS5079900$0
#262Lambert, MS5079200$0
#263De Kalb, MS5079100$0
#264McCarley, MS5078600$0
#265Coffeeville, MS5078500$0
#266Mathiston, MS5077500$0
#267Myrtle, MS5077100$0
#268Falkner, MS5076000$0
#269Heidelberg, MS5075600$0
#270Sontag, MS5075500$0
#271Mississippi Valley State University, MS5074100$0
#272Inverness, MS5074000$0
#273Vaughan, MS5073900$0
#274Walnut Grove, MS5073700$0
#275Duck Hill, MS5073300$0
#276Big Point, MS5073100$0
#277Whitfield, MS5073100$0
#278Scooba, MS5071800$0
#279Philipp, MS5071700$0
#280Polkville, MS5071300$0
#281Weir, MS5070400$0
#282New Houlka, MS5070200$0
#283Walnut, MS5069900$0
#284Thaxton, MS5068800$0
#285Elliott, MS5068100$0
#286Oak Vale, MS5067900$0
#287Cloverdale, MS5067600$0
#288Meridian Station, MS5066100$0
#289Ashland, MS5065700$0
#290Anguilla, MS5065400$0
#291Redwater, MS5063700$0
#292Bond, MS5063600$0
#293Crenshaw, MS5062800$0
#294Eudora, MS5062000$0
#295Randolph, MS5061300$0
#296Crowder, MS5060600$0
#297Benton, MS5060300$0
#298Bolton, MS5059700$0
#299Lakeview, MS5059600$0
#300New Augusta, MS5059000$0
#301Hatley, MS5058600$0
#302Pulaski, MS5058300$0
#303Smithville, MS5055900$0
#304Shubuta, MS5055300$0
#305Sherman, MS5054500$0
#306Hickory Flat, MS5054400$0
#307Clara, MS5054000$0
#308North Carrollton, MS5053800$0
#309Meadville, MS5053500$0
#310Wheeler, MS5052400$0
#311Lake, MS5052200$0
#312Toomsuba, MS5051200$0
#313Benoit, MS5050900$0
#314Banner, MS5050900$0
#315New Hebron, MS5050600$0
#316Kearney Park, MS5048500$0
#317Tougaloo, MS5048500$0
#318Merigold, MS5048400$0
#319New Hamilton, MS5048000$0
#320Standing Pine, MS5047900$0
#321Duncan, MS5047700$0
#322Hickory, MS5047100$0
#323Noxapater, MS5047100$0
#324Kilmichael, MS5046700$0
#325Puckett, MS5046300$0
#326Mantee, MS5045300$0
#327D'Lo, MS5044300$0
#328Enterprise, MS5043800$0
#329D Lo, MS5043700$0
#330Soso, MS5043100$0
#331North Tunica, MS5042900$0
#332Roxie, MS5042800$0
#333Baxterville, MS5042300$0
#334Beauregard, MS5041900$0
#335McLain, MS5041600$0
#336Boyle, MS5041400$0
#337Pope, MS5041300$0
#338Sandersville, MS5041300$0
#339Osyka, MS5041100$0
#340Eagle Bend, MS5040800$0
#341Oakland, MS5040200$0
#342Glen, MS5040100$0
#343Webb, MS5040000$0
#344Hermanville, MS5040000$0
#345Cascilla, MS5039600$0
#346Tishomingo, MS5039400$0
#347Neely, MS5039400$0
#348Louin, MS5039300$0
#349Gunnison, MS5039200$0
#350Mount Pleasant, MS5039100$0
#351Carrollton, MS5038900$0
#352Agricola, MS5038800$0
#353Potts Camp, MS5038700$0
#354Lyon, MS5038600$0
#355Snow Lake Shores, MS5038400$0
#356Cruger, MS5036800$0
#357Artesia, MS5036100$0
#358Jumpertown, MS5036000$0
#359Kirkville, MS5035600$0
#360Pachuta, MS5035100$0
#361Glen Allan, MS5035000$0
#362Tremont, MS5034900$0
#363Holcomb, MS5033600$0
#364Ovett, MS5033300$0
#365Cary, MS5033000$0
#366Beulah, MS5032700$0
#367Foxworth, MS5032600$0
#368Sumner, MS5032600$0
#369Runnelstown, MS5032500$0
#370Hamilton, MS5032000$0
#371Rienzi, MS5031800$0
#372Lauderdale, MS5031700$0
#373White Oak, MS5031400$0
#374Minter City, MS5031400$0
#375Abbeville, MS5031100$0
#376Bogue Chitto, MS5030900$0
#377Dumas, MS5030300$0
#378Paris, MS5030200$0
#379Pittsboro, MS5030000$0
#380Redwood, MS5029900$0
#381Bellefontaine, MS5029800$0
#382Scobey, MS5028700$0
#383Toccopola, MS5028000$0
#384French Camp, MS5027200$0
#385Sledge, MS5027000$0
#386Blue Springs, MS5026800$0
#387Stewart, MS5026800$0
#388Doddsville, MS5026000$0
#389Daleville, MS5026000$0
#390Bovina, MS5025600$0
#391Crawford, MS5025500$0
#392Avon, MS5025000$0
#393Mize, MS5024800$0
#394Taylor, MS5024500$0
#395Crosby, MS5024500$0
#396Chunky, MS5024200$0
#397Shuqualak, MS5023800$0
#398Henderson Point, MS5023700$0
#399Seminary, MS5022900$0
#400Paulding, MS5022400$0
#401Kossuth, MS5022300$0
#402Georgetown, MS5022000$0
#403Silver City, MS5021900$0
#404Lula, MS5021700$0
#405Sallis, MS5021200$0
#406Sebastopol, MS5021200$0
#407Longview, MS5021100$0
#408Bentonia, MS5021000$0
#409Coahoma, MS5020800$0
#410Ethel, MS5020600$0
#411Arcola, MS5020400$0
#412Arkabutla, MS5020200$0
#413Bassfield, MS5019600$0
#414Mayersville, MS5019600$0
#415Golden, MS5019600$0
#416Marietta, MS5019500$0
#417Bobo, MS5019400$0
#418Harperville, MS5019200$0
#419Braxton, MS5018900$0
#420Schlater, MS5018700$0
#421Sidon, MS5018600$0
#422Louise, MS5017800$0
#423De Soto, MS5017800$0
#424Strayhorn, MS5017600$0
#425Silver Creek, MS5017500$0
#426West, MS5017500$0
#427Kokomo, MS5017200$0
#428Lena, MS5016900$0
#429Montrose, MS5016800$0
#430Jacinto, MS5016700$0
#431Pheba, MS5016200$0
#432Bethlehem, MS5015500$0
#433Eden, MS5015100$0
#434Elizabeth, MS5014500$0
#435Falcon, MS5014400$0
#436Buckatunna, MS5014000$0
#437Midnight, MS5013800$0
#438Farrell, MS5013300$0
#439Independence, MS5013300$0
#440Gattman, MS5013300$0
#441Woodland, MS5013200$0
#442Winstonville, MS5013200$0
#443Paden, MS5013100$0
#444Morgan City, MS5013000$0
#445Skene, MS5012900$0
#446Walthall, MS5012800$0
#447Sturgis, MS5012800$0
#448Panther Burn, MS5012800$0
#449Big Creek, MS5012400$0
#450Tula, MS5012300$0
#451Sylvarena, MS5012300$0
#452New Site, MS5012000$0
#453Alligator, MS5011600$0
#454Glendora, MS5010600$0
#455Vance, MS5010500$0
#456Rena Lara, MS5010400$0
#457Pace, MS5010400$0
#458Valley Park, MS509500$0
#459McCool, MS509300$0
#460Grace, MS509100$0
#461Moselle, MS508900$0
#462Dennis, MS508500$0
#463Biggersville, MS508200$0
#464Eastabuchie, MS508200$0
#465Darling, MS508200$0
#466Tillatoba, MS507900$0
#467Learned, MS507200$0
#468Slate Springs, MS506200$0
#469Leaf, MS506100$0
#470Bolivar, MS505900$0
#471Fernwood, MS505700$0
#472Rome, MS504800$0
#473Winterville, MS504500$0
#474Tippo, MS504500$0
#475Van Vleet, MS504300$0
#476Pattison, MS504000$0
#477Chatham, MS503900$0
#478Waterford, MS503300$0
#479Scott, MS502700$0
#480Red Banks, MS502500$0
#481Symonds, MS502400$0
#482Satartia, MS502400$0
#483Holly Bluff, MS502100$0
#484Dundee, MS502000$0
#485Benndale, MS501800$0
#486Tinsley, MS50900$0
#487Piney Woods, MS50600$0
#488Dublin, MS50400$0
#489Lamar, MS50000$0
#490Delta City, MS50000$0
#491Stoneville, MS50000$0
#492Porterville, MS50000$0
#493Chalybeate, MS50000$0
#494Austin, MS50000$0
#495Nitta Yuma, MS50000$0