Best Places39562, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39562, 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.
39562 ranks 21,748th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 39562
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.
39562's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39562 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$664 a month, better than 79% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 39562 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39562
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39562 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,690, 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 39562'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 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 39562
39562 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39562.
Who works in 39562, and how
Work in 39562 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 39562
39562 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. The coast is about 26 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 39562 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 39562, month by month
39562 sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 39562
The nearest airport, Mobile Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39562
Schools across 39562 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Central Upper ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Central Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Vancleave Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Magnolia Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- East Central High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Vancleave High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Moss Point High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39562 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39562 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 39562 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39562
Is 39562 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39562 ranks 21,748th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, fast internet, 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 39562 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,036. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $77,690 median income, cost of living beats 73% of zip codes.
Is 39562 safe?
Yes, 39562 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $159 per resident a year.
Compare 39562 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39562. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39562 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.
39562 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39562: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39562: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39562: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39562: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39562 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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