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Aberdeen is a small town of 4,890 people in Monroe County, Mississippi. It's about 72 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 103 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $727 a month.
4,890people
$88kTypical home
$727/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,890
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 404 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 72 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$552/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GTR airport
- 105 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 253 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+36 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk