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Biloxi is a small city of 48,861 people in Harrison County, Mississippi. It's about 8 miles from Gulfport, MS and 248 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
48,861people
$225kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,861
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,138 people per sq mi
- 248 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to Gulfport, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 110 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
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GPT airport
- 85 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 276 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+29 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk