Living in Louin, MS
Louin is a tiny town of 393 people in Jasper County, Mississippi. It's about 53 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 175 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $724 a month.
393people
$174kTypical home
$724/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 393
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 65 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 53 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (435 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MEI airport
- 155 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 374 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 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
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+5 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.