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Gulf Hills is a big small town of 8,451 people in Jackson County, Mississippi. It's about 15 miles from Gulfport, MS and 244 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,451people
$204kTypical home
$1,401/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,451
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,093 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Gulfport, MS
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $1,401/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 103 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
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,380 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GPT airport
- 92 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 268 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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