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Country around Chunky is a rural area of about 1,017 people in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Jackson, MS and 148 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 $99k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,017people
$99kTypical home
$1,391/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,017 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 75 mi to Jackson, MS
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$623/mo)
- Median rent $1,391/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 112 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
- Low violent crime (303 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (934 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MEI airport
- 151 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lauderdale County: R+21 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk