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Hazlehurst is a small town of 3,520 people in Copiah County, Mississippi. It's about 33 miles from Jackson, MS and 226 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $676 a month.
3,520people
$111kTypical home
$676/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,520
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 795 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Memphis, TN
- 33 mi to Jackson, MS
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (531 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to JAN airport
- 129 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Copiah County: R+6 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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