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Hattiesburg is a small city of 48,619 people in Forrest County, Mississippi. It's part of the Hattiesburg, MS area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
48,619people
$166kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,619
- Part of a metro area
- About 910 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Birmingham, AL
- In the Hattiesburg, MS area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,046/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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 (253 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,542 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PIB airport
- 107 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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