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Poplarville is a small town of 2,847 people in Pearl River County, Mississippi. It's about 35 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 245 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $732 a month.
2,847people
$168kTypical home
$732/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,847
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 526 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 35 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,060/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 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 (92 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,580 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 25% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GPT airport
- 73 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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