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Brookhaven is a big small town of 11,650 people in Lincoln County, Mississippi. It's about 53 miles from Jackson, MS and 245 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $740 a month.
11,650people
$122kTypical home
$740/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,650
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 538 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Memphis, TN
- 53 mi to Jackson, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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 (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to JAN airport
- 110 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 489 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+45 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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