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Braxton is a tiny town of 189 people in Simpson County, Mississippi. It's about 24 miles from Jackson, MS and 212 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $852 a month.
189people
$198kTypical home
$852/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 189
- Part of a metro area
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 24 mi to Jackson, MS
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,248/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JAN airport
- 142 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 361 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Simpson County: R+37 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.