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Crystal Springs is a small town of 4,752 people in Copiah County, Mississippi. It's about 24 miles from Jackson, MS and 217 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $774 a month.
4,752people
$113kTypical home
$774/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 875 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Jackson, MS
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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
- About average violent crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (531 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to JAN airport
- 138 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Copiah County: R+6 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.