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Macon is a small town of 3,333 people in Noxubee County, Mississippi. It's about 60 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 105 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $625 a month.
3,333people
$97kTypical home
$625/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,333
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 870 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 60 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 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
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GTR airport
- 109 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 243 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 92 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 284 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Noxubee County: D+48 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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