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Shuqualak is a tiny town of 238 people in Noxubee County, Mississippi. It's about 63 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 109 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $939 a month.
238people
$82kTypical home
$939/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 238
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 211 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 63 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$516/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $14k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 93 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 (279 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GTR airport
- 113 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 223 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 292 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Noxubee County: D+48 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.