Living in Hatley, MS
Hatley is a tiny town of 586 people in Monroe County, Mississippi. It's about 73 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 98 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $775 a month.
586people
$197kTypical home
$775/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 586
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 429 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 73 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,240/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 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 (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TUP airport
- 100 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 364 ft
- 225 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 241 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+36 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