Best Places39054, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39054, 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.
39054 ranks 32,762nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 39054
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.
39054's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39054 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$534 a month, better than 92% of zip codes
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 63% of zip codes
Where 39054 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39054
A household needs to earn about $9,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39054 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $23,438, 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 39054's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 39054
39054 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39054.
Who works in 39054, and how
Work in 39054 centers on other services and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 39054
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 39054.
What the weather is like in 39054, month by month
39054 sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 39054
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39054
Schools across 39054 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Delta Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Delta Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- South Delta High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39054 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39054 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 39054 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39054
Is 39054 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39054 ranks 32,762nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 39054 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $34,400. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $23,438 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 39054 safe?
39054 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $411 per resident a year.
Compare 39054 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39054. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39054 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.
39054 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39054: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39054: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39054: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39054: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39054 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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