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Waynesboro is a small town of 4,518 people in Wayne County, Mississippi. It's about 48 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 167 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $708 a month.
4,518people
$86kTypical home
$708/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
252Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,518
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 356 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 48 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 98 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 (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (411 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PIB airport
- 119 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 213 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+33 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk