Best Places39119, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39119, 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.
39119 ranks 27,457th 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 39119
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.
39119's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39119 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$652 a month, better than 80% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 63% of zip codes
Where 39119 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39119
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39119 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,212, 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 39119's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 39119
39119 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39119.
Who works in 39119, and how
Work in 39119 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 39119
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 39119.
What the weather is like in 39119, month by month
39119 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 39119
The nearest airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39119
Schools across 39119 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Magee Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Collins ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- J E Johnson ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carver Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Magee Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Collins High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Jdc High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Magee High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39119 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39119 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 39119 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39119
Is 39119 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39119 ranks 27,457th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, 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 39119 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,371. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $55,212 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 39119 safe?
39119 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
Compare 39119 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39119. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39119 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.
39119 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39119: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39119: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39119: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39119: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39119 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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