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New Hebron is a tiny town of 506 people in Lawrence County, Mississippi. It's about 42 miles from Jackson, MS and 223 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $927 a month.
506people
$99kTypical home
$927/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 506
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 755 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 42 mi to Jackson, MS
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$623/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to JAN airport
- 121 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 400 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.