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West Hattiesburg is a big small town of 6,715 people in Lamar County, Mississippi. It's about 4 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 215 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $978 a month.
6,715people
$214kTypical home
$978/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,715
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,783 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 4 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,348/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 117 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 (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 44% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PIB airport
- 105 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 315 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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