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Crawford is a tiny town of 255 people in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It's about 64 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 107 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $46k and rent runs about $880 a month.
255people
$46kTypical home
$880/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 255
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 182 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 64 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $46k (≈$288/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to GTR airport
- 110 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 315 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 279 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lowndes County: R+8 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk