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Scooba is a tiny town of 718 people in Kemper County, Mississippi. It's about 62 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 108 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $677 a month.
718people
$100kTypical home
$677/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 718
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 62 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$628/mo)
- Median rent $677/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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 (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (412 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 44% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MEI airport
- 112 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 295 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kemper County: D+17 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very 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.