Best Places39059, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39059, 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.
39059 ranks 27,186th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 39059
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.
39059's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39059 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$682 a month, better than 76% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 63% of zip codes
Where 39059 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39059
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39059 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,519, 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 39059's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 39059
39059'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 39059.
Who works in 39059, and how
Work in 39059 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 39059
39059 has more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 39059 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 39059, month by month
39059 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 59, 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 | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 39059
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39059
Schools across 39059 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Crystal Springs ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Utica Elem. / Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Hazlehurst Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crystal Springs Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Hazlehurst Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Raymond High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Crystal Springs High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Hazlehurst High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39059 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39059 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 39059 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39059
Is 39059 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39059 ranks 27,186th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 39059 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,437. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $57,519 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 39059 safe?
39059 is safer than 29% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare 39059 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39059. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39059 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.
39059 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39059: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39059: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39059: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39059: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39059 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.