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Newton is a small town of 3,116 people in Newton County, Mississippi. It's about 62 miles from Jackson, MS and 159 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $531 a month.
3,116people
$89kTypical home
$531/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,116
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 436 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 62 mi to Jackson, MS
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$560/mo)
- Median rent $531/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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 (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MEI airport
- 163 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 427 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+43 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.