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Summit is a small town of 2,451 people in Pike County, Mississippi. It's about 54 miles from Hammond, LA and 264 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $929 a month.
2,451people
$114kTypical home
$929/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,451
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,062 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 54 mi to Hammond, LA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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 (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (598 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to BTR airport
- 90 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 456 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+4 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk