Best Places39854, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39854, 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.
39854 ranks 32,360th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 39854
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.
39854's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39854 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 94% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 39854 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$42,479 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39854
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39854 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,479, 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 39854's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 39854
39854 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 39854.
Who works in 39854, and how
Work in 39854 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 39854
39854 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 39854 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 39854, month by month
39854 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 39854
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39854
Schools across 39854 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clay County ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
- Quitman County ElementaryF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clay County Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Quitman County High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39854 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39854 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 39854 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39854
Is 39854 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39854 ranks 32,360th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the schools and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 39854 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $92,915. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $42,479 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 39854 safe?
39854 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $404 per resident a year.
Compare 39854 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39854. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39854 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.
39854 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39854: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39854: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39854: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39854: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39854 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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