Best Places39837, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39837, 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.
39837 ranks 30,200th 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 39837
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.
39837's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39837 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 81% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 39837 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Household income$46,997 median, better than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39837
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39837 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,997, 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 39837's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 39837
39837 runs older than the country, 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 39837.
Who works in 39837, and how
Work in 39837 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 39837
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 39837.
What the weather is like in 39837, month by month
39837 sees roughly 110 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 39837
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 172 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39837
Schools across 39837 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- West Bainbridge Primary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Miller County Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Early County Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bainbridge Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Early County Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Miller County Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Bainbridge High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Miller County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Early County High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39837 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39837 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 39837 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39837
Is 39837 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39837 ranks 30,200th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 39837 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,963. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $46,997 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 39837 safe?
39837 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
Compare 39837 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39837. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39837 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.
39837 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39837: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39837: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39837: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39837: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39837 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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