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Leakesville is a small town of 4,959 people in Greene County, Mississippi. It's about 43 miles from Mobile, AL and 194 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $767 a month.
4,959people
$114kTypical home
$767/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,959
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 789 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 43 mi to Mobile, AL
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MOB airport
- 94 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club 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 top 33% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+70 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk