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Louisville is a big small town of 5,983 people in Winston County, Mississippi. It's about 87 miles from Jackson, MS and 133 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $617 a month.
5,983people
$137kTypical home
$617/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,983
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 396 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 87 mi to Jackson, MS
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$861/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 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
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (450 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,640 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GTR airport
- 136 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winston County: R+18 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk