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Moss Point is a big small town of 11,957 people in Jackson County, Mississippi. It's about 30 miles from Mobile, AL and 237 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,957people
$110kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,957
- Part of a metro area
- About 496 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Mobile, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$694/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,380 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MOB airport
- 80 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 249 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+40 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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