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McLain is a tiny town of 416 people in Greene County, Mississippi. It's about 33 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 205 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $777 a month.
416people
$64kTypical home
$777/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 416
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 33 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$405/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PIB airport
- 106 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+70 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.