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Byram is a big small town of 12,799 people in Hinds County, Mississippi. It's about 10 miles from Jackson, MS and 202 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,799people
$207kTypical home
$1,343/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,799
- Part of a metro area
- About 627 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Memphis, TN
- 10 mi to Jackson, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,303/mo)
- Median rent $1,343/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Low property crime (900 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to JAN airport
- 152 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 292 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 248 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hinds County: D+46 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk