Best Places39154, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39154, 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.
39154 ranks 16,431st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 39154
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.
39154's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39154 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$660 a month, better than 79% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 39154 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 15% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39154
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39154 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,783, 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 39154's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 39154
39154's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39154.
Who works in 39154, and how
Work in 39154 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 39154
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 39154.
What the weather is like in 39154, month by month
39154 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 39154
The nearest airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39154
Schools across 39154 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Northside ElemA− · 57% proficient
- Raymond Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Utica Elem. / Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lovett Elem SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Carver Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Byram Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Raymond High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Terry High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Clinton High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39154 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39154 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 39154 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39154
Is 39154 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39154 ranks 16,431st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, 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 39154 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,151. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $73,783 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 39154 safe?
39154 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare 39154 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39154. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39154 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.
39154 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39154: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39154: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39154: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39154: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39154 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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