Living in Enterprise, MS
Enterprise is a tiny town of 438 people in Clarke County, Mississippi. It's about 67 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 150 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $888 a month.
438people
$114kTypical home
$888/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 438
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 67 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$719/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MEI airport
- 152 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clarke County: R+35 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.