Best Places39885, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 39885, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
39885 ranks 17,158th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 39885
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.
39885's strengths and weaknesses
Where 39885 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 39885 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 39885
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 39885 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,417, 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 39885's effective rate of 0.93%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 39885
39885 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 39885.
Who works in 39885, and how
Work in 39885 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 39885
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 39885.
What the weather is like in 39885, month by month
39885 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 50° | 38° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 39885
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around 39885
Schools across 39885 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cooper-carver Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Terrell Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Terrell High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 39885 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
39885 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 39885 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 39885
Is 39885 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 39885 ranks 17,158th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and cell coverage, 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 39885 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,500. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $81,417 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 39885 safe?
Yes, 39885 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare 39885 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 39885. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 39885 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.
39885 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 39885: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 39885: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 39885: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 39885: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
39885 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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