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Bond is a tiny town of 636 people in Stone County, Mississippi. It's about 29 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 228 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $936 a month.
636people
$161kTypical home
$936/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 636
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 255 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 29 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,016/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 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
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,149 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GPT airport
- 91 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stone County: R+58 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
- Moderate 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.