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Country around Brooksville is a rural area of about 2,104 people in Lowndes County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 105 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,104people
$85kTypical home
$1,116/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,104 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 61 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$536/mo)
- Median rent $1,116/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 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
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GTR airport
- 108 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 299 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.