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Decatur is a small town of 1,929 people in Newton County, Mississippi. It's about 65 miles from Jackson, MS and 154 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $835 a month.
1,929people
$129kTypical home
$835/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,929
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 350 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 65 mi to Jackson, MS
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$813/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 28% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 30% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MEI airport
- 157 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+43 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk