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Mathiston is a tiny town of 775 people in Webster County, Mississippi. It's about 95 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 119 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $635 a month.
775people
$155kTypical home
$635/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 775
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 310 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Memphis, TN
- 95 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 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
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GTR airport
- 115 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 292 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+65 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.