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Columbus is a small city of 23,348 people in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It's about 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 93 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $897 a month.
23,348people
$126kTypical home
$897/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,348
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 931 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 54 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$793/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,603 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GTR airport
- 95 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 180 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 260 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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