Best Places39503, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39503, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
39503 ranks 18,393rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 39503
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.
39503's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39503 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$662 a month, better than 79% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 39503 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39503
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39503 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,503, 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 39503's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 39503
39503'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 39503.
Who works in 39503, and how
Work in 39503 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 39503
The coast is about 12 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 39503, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 39503, month by month
39503 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of 39503
The nearest airport, Gulfport-Biloxi International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39503
Schools across 39503 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bayou View Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Lizana Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- North Woolmarket Elementary And MidA+ · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Long Beach Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Biloxi Junior HighA · 59% proficient
- Bayou View Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Biloxi High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Pass Christian High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- West Harrison High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39503 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39503 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 39503 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 39503 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 39503
Is 39503 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39503 ranks 18,393rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low crime, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 39503 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,863. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $66,503 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 39503 safe?
Yes, 39503 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $142 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 39503?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 44. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of zip codes.
Is 39503 good for families?
Schools beat 68% of zip codes, crime safety beats 79%, and childcare runs $662 a month.
Compare 39503 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39503. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39503 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.
39503 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39503: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39503: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39503: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39503: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39503 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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