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Amory is a big small town of 6,500 people in Monroe County, Mississippi. It's about 75 miles from Florence, AL and 102 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $834 a month.
6,500people
$162kTypical home
$834/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,500
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 519 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 75 mi to Florence, AL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 117 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
- Above-average violent crime (492 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,842 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to TUP airport
- 104 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 253 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 244 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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