Best Places39038, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39038, 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.
39038 ranks 32,288th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 39038
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.
39038's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39038 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$541 a month, better than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute22.2 minutes each way, better than 74% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 39038 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$41,991 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39038
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39038 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,991, 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 39038's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 39038
39038 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39038.
Who works in 39038, and how
Work in 39038 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 39038
39038 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 39038 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 39038, month by month
39038 sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 39038
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39038
Schools across 39038 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Leflore County Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- S V Marshall Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Ida Greene Lower ElementaryF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- O M Mc Nair Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
- S V Marshall Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Leflore County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Humphreys County High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39038 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39038 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 39038 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39038
Is 39038 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39038 ranks 32,288th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and walkability, 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 39038 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $94,971. The overall cost of living runs about 29% below the national average. Set against a $41,991 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 39038 safe?
39038 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $445 per resident a year.
Compare 39038 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39038. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39038 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.
39038 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39038: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39038: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39038: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39038: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39038 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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