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Country around Brooklyn is a rural area of about 1,921 people in Perry County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 22 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 215 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $531 a month.
1,921people
$225kTypical home
$531/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,921 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,418/mo)
- Median rent $531/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 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
People
- Median age 36
- 43% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to PIB airport
- 103 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+60 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk