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Mize is a tiny town of 248 people in Smith County, Mississippi. It's about 41 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 197 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $664 a month.
248people
$148kTypical home
$664/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 248
- Part of a metro area
- About 102 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 41 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$934/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 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 (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 32% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PIB airport
- 136 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+61 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.