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Lucedale is a small town of 2,995 people in George County, Mississippi. It's about 34 miles from Mobile, AL and 208 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $788 a month.
2,995people
$156kTypical home
$788/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,995
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 469 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 34 mi to Mobile, AL
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MOB airport
- 90 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 223 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- George County: R+79 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