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Long Beach is a small city of 17,009 people in Harrison County, Mississippi. It's about 7 miles from Gulfport, MS and 259 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,009people
$215kTypical home
$1,215/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,009
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,661 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 7 mi to Gulfport, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,357/mo)
- Median rent $1,215/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 112 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 (81 per 100k)
- Low property crime (884 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to GPT airport
- 70 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+29 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk