Living in State Line, MS
State Line is a small town of 1,016 people in Greene County, Mississippi. It's about 51 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 174 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $802 a month.
1,016people
$66kTypical home
$802/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,016
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 238 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 51 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$414/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 26.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 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
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PIB airport
- 101 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 266 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+70 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.