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West Point is a big small town of 9,900 people in Clay County, Mississippi. It's about 70 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 107 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $746 a month.
9,900people
$154kTypical home
$746/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,900
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 474 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 70 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,808 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GTR airport
- 110 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 220 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 267 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: D+10 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk