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Lyman is a small town of 2,298 people in Harrison County, Mississippi. It's about 7 miles from Gulfport, MS and 249 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 $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,298people
$216kTypical home
$1,358/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,298
- Part of a metro area
- About 296 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 7 mi to Gulfport, MS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,361/mo)
- Median rent $1,358/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 115 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
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,494 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GPT airport
- 76 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 265 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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