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Taylorsville is a small town of 1,650 people in Smith County, Mississippi. It's about 37 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 193 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $655 a month.
1,650people
$144kTypical home
$655/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,650
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 428 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 37 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$905/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 99 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 (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PIB airport
- 136 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+61 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk