Best Places38672, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 38672, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
38672 ranks 3,315th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 38672
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.
38672's strengths and weaknesses
Where 38672 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$120,274 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 38672 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 38672
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 38672 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,274, 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 38672's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 38672
38672's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 38672.
Who works in 38672, and how
Work in 38672 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 38672
38672 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 93% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 38672 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 38672, month by month
38672 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 38672
Memphis International sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 38672
Schools across 38672 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Southaven Intermediate SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Desoto Central Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Southaven Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Desoto Central High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Southaven High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 38672 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
38672 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 38672 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 38672
Is 38672 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 38672 ranks 3,315th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on state infrastructure and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 38672 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $326,674. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $120,274 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 38672 safe?
Yes, 38672 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $111 per resident a year.
Compare 38672 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 38672. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 38672 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.
38672 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 38672: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 38672: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 38672: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 38672: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
38672 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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