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Golden is a tiny town of 196 people in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It's about 38 miles from Florence, AL and 104 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $770 a month.
196people
$113kTypical home
$770/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 338 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 38 mi to Florence, AL
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TUP airport
- 104 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 211 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tishomingo County: R+79 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk