Best Places39573, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39573, 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.
39573 ranks 18,549th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 39573
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.
39573's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39573 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 39573 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Short commute37.8 minutes each way, better than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39573
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39573 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,735, 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 39573'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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 39573
39573's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 39573.
Who works in 39573, and how
Work in 39573 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 39573
The coast is about 42 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 39573, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 39573, month by month
39573 sees roughly 106 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 39573
The nearest airport, Gulfport-Biloxi International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39573
Schools across 39573 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lizana Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Perkinston Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- West Wortham Elementary And MiddleA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vancleave Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Hancock Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Stone Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Vancleave High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- George County High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Poplarville Jr Sr High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39573 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39573 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 39573 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39573
Is 39573 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39573 ranks 18,549th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and tree cover, 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 39573 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,081. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $76,735 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 39573 safe?
Yes, 39573 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $108 per resident a year.
Compare 39573 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39573. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39573 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.
39573 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39573: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39573: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39573: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39573: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39573 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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