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Ocean Springs is a small city of 18,646 people in Jackson County, Mississippi. It's about 17 miles from Gulfport, MS and 245 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,646people
$259kTypical home
$1,358/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,646
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,614 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 17 mi to Gulfport, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,636/mo)
- Median rent $1,358/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 103 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 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GPT airport
- 93 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 268 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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