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Gautier is a small city of 19,046 people in Jackson County, Mississippi. It's about 24 miles from Gulfport, MS and 242 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,046people
$166kTypical home
$1,040/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,046
- Part of a metro area
- About 629 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 24 mi to Gulfport, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $1,040/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,840 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to GPT airport
- 88 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jackson County: R+40 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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