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Helena is a tiny town of 975 people in Jackson County, Mississippi. It's about 27 miles from Mobile, AL and 233 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $1k a month.
975people
$190kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 975
- Part of a metro area
- About 233 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 27 mi to Mobile, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,196/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 115 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 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MOB airport
- 79 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 270 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.