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Sharon is a small town of 1,910 people in Jones County, Mississippi. It's about 36 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 179 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $869 a month.
1,910people
$143kTypical home
$869/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,910
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 223 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 36 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 117 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 (290 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,772 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PIB airport
- 143 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 292 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones County: R+47 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.