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Caledonia is a small town of 1,414 people in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It's about 55 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 89 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,414people
$203kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,414
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 501 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 55 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,282/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 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
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (847 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GTR airport
- 91 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 249 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lowndes County: R+8 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk