Living in Millry, AL
Millry is a tiny town of 520 people in Washington County, Alabama. It's about 62 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 159 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $370 a month.
520people
$157kTypical home
$370/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 520
- Part of a metro area
- About 69 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 62 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $370/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 94 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
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (594 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MEI airport
- 104 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+55 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk