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Buckatunna is a tiny town of 140 people in Wayne County, Mississippi. It's about 49 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 170 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $784 a month.
140people
$9,999Typical home
$784/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 140
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 23 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 49 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 8.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 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 (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (411 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to PIB airport
- 109 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+33 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.