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Baxterville is a tiny town of 423 people in Lamar County, Mississippi. It's about 22 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 234 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $1k a month.
423people
$9,999Typical home
$1,126/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 423
- Part of a metro area
- About 134 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $1,126/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 14.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 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
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 56% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PIB airport
- 86 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 371 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+49 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.