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Quitman is a small town of 2,161 people in Clarke County, Mississippi. It's about 62 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 152 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $828 a month.
2,161people
$119kTypical home
$828/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,161
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 417 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 62 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 43% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MEI airport
- 141 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clarke County: R+35 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk