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Chunky is a tiny town of 242 people in Newton County, Mississippi. It's about 74 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 149 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $1k a month.
242people
$88kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 242
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 74 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$557/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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 (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MEI airport
- 152 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+43 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.