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Mississippi State is a small town of 4,655 people in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It's about 74 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 115 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $915 a month.
4,655people
$238kTypical home
$915/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,655
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,131 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 74 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,499/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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 (58 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,831 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 19
- 22% of households have kids
- 1% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 93% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 34% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to GTR airport
- 118 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Oktibbeha County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.