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Rawls Springs is a small town of 1,499 people in Forrest County, Mississippi. It's about 7 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 211 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,499people
$89kTypical home
$1,066/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,499
- Part of a metro area
- About 821 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 7 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$561/mo)
- Median rent $1,066/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 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
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PIB airport
- 109 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forrest County: R+18 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk