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Kiln is a small town of 2,016 people in Hancock County, Mississippi. It's about 21 miles from Gulfport, MS and 264 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,016people
$168kTypical home
$1,403/moRent
89° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,016
- Part of a metro area
- About 153 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 21 mi to Gulfport, MS
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,056/mo)
- Median rent $1,403/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,235 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GPT airport
- 58 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+59 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.