Best Places39045, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39045, 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.
39045 ranks 32,365th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 39045
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.
39045's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39045 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 81% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 39045 ranks low
- Short commute43.9 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Household income$44,185 median, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39045
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39045 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,185, 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 39045's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 39045
39045 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39045.
Who works in 39045, and how
Work in 39045 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 39045
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 39045.
What the weather is like in 39045, month by month
39045 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 39045
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 158 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39045
Schools across 39045 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Luther Branson SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Camden ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Long Creek Attendance CenterD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shirley D. Simmons Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Velma Jackson High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Mcadams Attendance CenterD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39045 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39045 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 39045 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39045
Is 39045 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39045 ranks 32,365th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 39045 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,095. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $44,185 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 39045 safe?
39045 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare 39045 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39045. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39045 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.
39045 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39045: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39045: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39045: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39045: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39045 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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