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Fulton is a small town of 4,576 people in Itawamba County, Mississippi. It's about 58 miles from Florence, AL and 105 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $679 a month.
4,576people
$159kTypical home
$679/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,576
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 539 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 58 mi to Florence, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,628 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TUP airport
- 104 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 230 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itawamba County: R+80 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk