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Port Gibson is a small town of 1,261 people in Claiborne County, Mississippi. It's about 51 miles from Jackson, MS and 226 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $579 a month.
1,261people
$114kTypical home
$579/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,261
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 719 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Memphis, TN
- 51 mi to Jackson, MS
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $579/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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
- Above-average violent crime (569 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 17% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to JAN airport
- 142 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Claiborne County: D+68 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.