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Standing Pine is a tiny town of 479 people in Leake County, Mississippi. It's about 51 miles from Jackson, MS and 165 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 $765 a month.
479people
$100kTypical home
$765/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 479
- Part of a metro area
- About 137 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 51 mi to Jackson, MS
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$632/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 48% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to JAN airport
- 167 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 456 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leake County: R+23 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- 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.