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Waveland is a big small town of 7,062 people in Hancock County, Mississippi. It's about 21 miles from Gulfport, MS and 270 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $927 a month.
7,062people
$219kTypical home
$927/moRent
89° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,062
- Part of a metro area
- About 832 people per sq mi
- 270 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 21 mi to Gulfport, MS
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,380/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,807 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GPT airport
- 56 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 249 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+59 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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