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Pearl River is a small town of 4,047 people in Neshoba County, Mississippi. It's about 66 miles from Jackson, MS and 150 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $61k and rent runs about $571 a month.
4,047people
$61kTypical home
$571/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,047
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 131 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 66 mi to Jackson, MS
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $61k (≈$386/mo)
- Median rent $571/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 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 (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (847 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MEI airport
- 153 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 515 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Neshoba County: R+51 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk