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Living in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS

Hide-A-Way Lake is a small town of 2,569 people in Pearl River County, Mississippi. It's about 22 miles from Slidell, LA and 263 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 $195k and rent runs about $906 a month.

2,569people
$195kTypical home
$906/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
97Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,569
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 1,699 people per sq mi
  • 263 mi to Birmingham, AL
  • 22 mi to Slidell, LA
  • 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $195k (≈$1,232/mo)
  • Median rent $906/mo
  • Median household income $70k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 91°F
  • Winter highs around 62°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
  • 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
  • 110 cloudy days a year
  • 37 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 97 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (686 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 43
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 26% are 65 or older
  • 25% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 37 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 36 mi to GPT airport
  • 55 mi to MSY (major hub)
  • 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 96% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1987
  • 85% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 125 ft
  • 23 mi to the ocean
  • 49 mi to a big lake
  • 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 20 mi to the nearest campground
  • 11 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 21 bars within 25 mi
  • 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 8 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 4 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 36% of Mississippi districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 5 mi to the nearest vet
  • 3 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 19 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Pearl River County: R+67 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.

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