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Marion is a small town of 2,030 people in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It's about 86 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 132 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,030people
$194kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,030
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 562 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 86 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,222/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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 (303 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (934 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 49% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MEI airport
- 135 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lauderdale County: R+21 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk