Best Places39819, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39819, 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.
39819 ranks 25,435th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 39819
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.
39819's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39819 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 83% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 39819 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39819
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39819 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,063, 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 39819's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 39819
39819'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 39819.
Who works in 39819, and how
Work in 39819 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, 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 39819
39819 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 39819 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 39819, month by month
39819 sees roughly 106 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° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 81° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 39819
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 174 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39819
Schools across 39819 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jones-wheat Primary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Chattahoochee Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- West Bainbridge Primary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bainbridge Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Bainbridge High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- New Beginning Learning CenterF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39819 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39819 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 39819 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39819
Is 39819 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39819 ranks 25,435th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 39819 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,844. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $60,063 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 39819 safe?
39819 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $374 per resident a year.
Compare 39819 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39819. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39819 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.
39819 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39819: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39819: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39819: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39819: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39819 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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