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Bay Springs is a small town of 1,855 people in Jasper County, Mississippi. It's about 46 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 180 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $512 a month.
1,855people
$153kTypical home
$512/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,855
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 46 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $512/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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 (166 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (604 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PIB airport
- 149 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+5 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.