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Big Point is a tiny town of 731 people in Jackson County, Mississippi. It's about 23 miles from Mobile, AL and 226 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
731people
$177kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 731
- Part of a metro area
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 23 mi to Mobile, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,380 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MOB airport
- 78 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 248 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+40 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.