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Silas is a tiny town of 559 people in Choctaw County, Alabama. It's about 66 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 151 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $543 a month.
559people
$88kTypical home
$543/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 559
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 107 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 66 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$552/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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 (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (614 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% 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
- 46 mi to MEI airport
- 112 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 233 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+24 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- 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.