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Columbia is a big small town of 6,632 people in Marion County, Mississippi. It's about 30 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 236 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 $132k and rent runs about $806 a month.
6,632people
$132kTypical home
$806/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,632
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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 (175 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,352 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to PIB airport
- 91 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+42 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk