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Nicholson is a small town of 3,146 people in Pearl River County, Mississippi. It's about 15 miles from Slidell, LA and 270 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $872 a month.
3,146people
$140kTypical home
$872/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,146
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 521 people per sq mi
- 270 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Slidell, LA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (686 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GPT airport
- 48 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pearl River County: R+67 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.