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Liberty is a tiny town of 864 people in Amite County, Mississippi. It's about 50 miles from Hammond, LA and 277 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $479 a month.
864people
$104kTypical home
$479/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 419 people per sq mi
- 277 mi to Memphis, TN
- 50 mi to Hammond, LA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$653/mo)
- Median rent $479/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BTR airport
- 87 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 367 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Amite County: R+33 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very 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.