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Country around Gloster is a rural area of about 3,259 people in Amite County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 275 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $422 a month.
3,259people
$95kTypical home
$422/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,259 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 275 mi to Memphis, TN
- 55 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $422/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 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
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to BTR airport
- 96 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Amite County: R+33 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk