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Country around Scooba is a rural area of about 1,174 people in Kemper County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 107 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $761 a month.
1,174people
$100kTypical home
$761/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,174 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 60 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$628/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 111 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 (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (412 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 33% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MEI airport
- 111 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 91 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 294 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kemper County: D+17 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.