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Country around Richton is a rural area of about 6,600 people in Perry County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 191 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $735 a month.
6,600people
$145kTypical home
$735/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,600 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 27 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$916/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PIB airport
- 118 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 220 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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