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Pass Christian is a big small town of 6,097 people in Harrison County, Mississippi. It's about 12 miles from Gulfport, MS and 264 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,097people
$271kTypical home
$1,198/moRent
82° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,097
- Part of a metro area
- About 740 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to Gulfport, MS
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,708/mo)
- Median rent $1,198/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,474 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to GPT airport
- 65 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,136 ft
- Right on the coast
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+29 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk