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Glendale is a small town of 1,257 people in Forrest County, Mississippi. It's about 4 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 209 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $835 a month.
1,257people
$158kTypical home
$835/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 771 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 4 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$999/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 117 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
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PIB airport
- 111 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 194 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 54 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 34% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forrest County: R+18 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk