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Sumrall is a small town of 1,674 people in Lamar County, Mississippi. It's about 15 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 216 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,674people
$207kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,674
- Part of a metro area
- About 447 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 15 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,304/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 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 (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (842 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PIB airport
- 107 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+49 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.