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Wesson is a small town of 2,250 people in Copiah County, Mississippi. It's about 44 miles from Jackson, MS and 237 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,250people
$169kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Jackson, MS
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 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
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (601 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to JAN airport
- 118 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Copiah County: R+6 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