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Ellisville is a small town of 4,521 people in Jones County, Mississippi. It's about 21 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 194 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $872 a month.
4,521people
$100kTypical home
$872/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,521
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 21 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$627/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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 (310 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,166 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PIB airport
- 127 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones County: R+47 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk