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Monticello is a small town of 1,351 people in Lawrence County, Mississippi. It's about 50 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 237 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $656 a month.
1,351people
$127kTypical home
$656/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,351
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 324 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 50 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$799/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PIB airport
- 108 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+37 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.