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Magee is a small town of 3,943 people in Simpson County, Mississippi. It's about 41 miles from Jackson, MS and 205 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $771 a month.
3,943people
$143kTypical home
$771/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,943
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 41 mi to Jackson, MS
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 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
- About average violent crime (398 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,274 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to JAN airport
- 134 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Simpson County: R+37 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk