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Country around Preston is a rural area of about 1,820 people in Neshoba County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 126 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $839 a month.
1,820people
$107kTypical home
$839/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,820 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 80 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 90 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
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (847 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MEI airport
- 130 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Neshoba County: R+51 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.