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Smithville is a tiny town of 559 people in Monroe County, Mississippi. It's about 67 miles from Florence, AL and 99 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $752 a month.
559people
$112kTypical home
$752/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
241Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 559
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 377 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 67 mi to Florence, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (793 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TUP airport
- 101 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 269 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 237 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+36 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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