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Picayune is a big small town of 11,900 people in Pearl River County, Mississippi. It's about 18 miles from Slidell, LA and 267 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 $157k and rent runs about $931 a month.
11,900people
$157kTypical home
$931/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,900
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 660 people per sq mi
- 267 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 18 mi to Slidell, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 97 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
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,663 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GPT airport
- 51 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 261 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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