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Meridian is a small city of 34,137 people in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It's about 83 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 135 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $910 a month.
34,137people
$108kTypical home
$910/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,137
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 635 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 83 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 109 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
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,597 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MEI airport
- 139 mi to BHM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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