Best Places38772, MS Best Neighborhoods

2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026

Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 38772, 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.

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38772 ranks 22,680th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.

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The best neighborhoods in 38772

Map of the best neighborhoods in the 38772 area, with better matches in green and worse matches in red
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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.

38772's strengths and weaknesses

Top 3%Low property taxes
Top 5%A stable housing market
Top 5%What local pay buys
Each measure against the national median. Bars to the right beat the median; bars to the left fall short. Percentiles compare 38772 with other zip codes.

Where 38772 ranks high

  • Low property taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
  • Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
  • Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
  • Short commute15.4 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
  • Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 93% of zip codes

Where 38772 ranks low

  • School gradeD−, better than only 3% of zip codes
  • Health outlookBetter than only 4% of zip codes
  • State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
  • Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
  • WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes

Who lives in 38772

38772 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run smaller than average.

Median age
35
younger than the U.S. median of 41
Residents 65 and older
26%
versus 18% nationally
Average household
2.2
below the U.S. average of 2.6

Residents by age

Under 1819%
18 to 3421%
35 to 4919%
50 to 6414%
65 and older26%

Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 38772.


Who works in 38772, and how

Work in 38772 centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.

Work from home
31%
above the national average
Unemployment
0.0%
below the national average
Job growth
+5.6%
/y 2019-2023, faster than the national pace

Largest industries

Transportation & warehousing32%
Manufacturing27%
Education15%
Other services14%
Admin & support services12%

How people get to work

  • Drive or carpool 67%
  • Work from home 31%
  • Transit, walk, or bike 2%

Life in 38772

The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 38772.


What the weather is like in 38772, month by month

38772 sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.

Average daily high, mean, and low in degrees Fahrenheit, NOAA station data 2016 to 2025.
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MonthAvg highAvgAvg low
January55°45°37°
April76°65°55°
July92°82°73°
October80°67°55°

Flying in and out of 38772

The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 120 miles away.

Nearest airport
GLH
Greenville Mid-Delta, about 9 miles
Airport size
Nonprimary
3 nonstop destinations
Average drive
12 min
from the area, with no traffic

The best schools in and around 38772

Schools across 38772 average a D−, better than 3% of zip codes.

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Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 38772 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.


38772 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 38772 against the other 33,109 zip codes.


Common questions about living in 38772

Is 38772 a good place to live?

Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 38772 ranks 22,680th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the schools and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.

Is 38772 safe?

38772 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.

What is the weather like in 38772?

July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 37. That works out to about 86 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of zip codes.


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Sources and methodology

Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 38772. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 38772 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.

38772 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:

  1. Walk Grade for 38772: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
  2. Noise in 38772: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
  3. Conservative vs liberal map of 38772: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
  4. Mobile and cell coverage in 38772: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.

38772 detail on related sites:

  1. CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
  2. ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
  3. CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.

Federal and public data:

  1. 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.
  2. NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
  3. FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
  4. FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
  5. U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
  6. FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
  7. CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
  8. National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
  9. FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
  10. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
  11. Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.