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Country around Silas is a rural area of about 1,878 people in Choctaw County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 149 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $290 a month.
1,878people
$100kTypical home
$290/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,878 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 69 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$632/mo)
- Median rent $290/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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 (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (614 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MEI airport
- 111 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 171 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+24 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk