Best Places39073, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39073, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
39073 ranks 15,283rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 39073
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.
39073's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39073 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$652 a month, better than 80% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 39073 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39073
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39073 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,009, 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 39073's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 39073
39073 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39073.
Who works in 39073, and how
Work in 39073 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 39073
39073 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 39073 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 39073, month by month
39073 sees roughly 76 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 39073
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39073
Schools across 39073 average a B+, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Florence Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Richland Upper ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Mclaurin Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Florence Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Byram Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Mclaurin Attendance CenterB · 48% proficient
- Florence High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Richland High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39073 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39073 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 39073 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 39073 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 5% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 39073
Is 39073 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39073 ranks 15,283rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and fast internet, 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 39073 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,659. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $76,009 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 39073 safe?
Yes, 39073 is safer than 76% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $135 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 39073?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 36. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of zip codes.
Is 39073 good for families?
Schools beat 70% of zip codes, crime safety beats 76%, and childcare runs $652 a month.
Compare 39073 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39073. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39073 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.
39073 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39073: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39073: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39073: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39073: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39073 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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