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Pearlington is a small town of 1,278 people in Hancock County, Mississippi. It's about 11 miles from Slidell, LA and 280 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $977 a month.
1,278people
$98kTypical home
$977/moRent
89° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,278
- Part of a metro area
- About 140 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 11 mi to Slidell, LA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$619/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 104 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 (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,235 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to GPT airport
- 43 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+59 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.