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Richton is a small town of 1,220 people in Perry County, Mississippi. It's about 22 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 196 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $755 a month.
1,220people
$149kTypical home
$755/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
252Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,220
- Part of a metro area
- About 532 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$941/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PIB airport
- 120 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 187 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+60 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.