Best Places39152, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39152, 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.
39152 ranks 27,178th 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 39152
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.
39152's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39152 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$532 a month, better than 92% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
Where 39152 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39152
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39152 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,946, 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 39152's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 39152
39152 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39152.
Who works in 39152, and how
Work in 39152 centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 39152
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 39152.
What the weather is like in 39152, month by month
39152 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 39152
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39152
Schools across 39152 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Raleigh Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Forest Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Morton Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bettye Mae Jack Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Hawkins Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Raleigh High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Forest High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Morton High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39152 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39152 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 39152 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39152
Is 39152 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39152 ranks 27,178th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 39152 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,705. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $57,946 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 39152 safe?
39152 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare 39152 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39152. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39152 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.
39152 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39152: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39152: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39152: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39152: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39152 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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