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A town of 416. A typical home worth about $147K.

Population
416
residents
Typical home
$147K
+13.9% in a year
Household income
$29K
median
Median age
37.5
years
Jobs based here
2
A commuter town

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416 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
28
paid flood claims since 1980
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of McLain

Most working residents leave McLain for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Leakesville (26%), Hattiesburg (14%) and Jackson (9%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In McLain0%
Leakesville26%
Hattiesburg14%
Jackson9%
Waynesboro3%
32 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in McLain
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical McLain home is worth about $147K

The typical McLain home is worth about $147,000, up 13.9% in a year, 26% below the Mississippi typical home.

$147KZillow home value

Typical home value

McLain$147K
Mississippi$198K
+13.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

McLain has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–63°
Spring53–79°
Summer70–92°
Fall54–80°
Nov 12
typical first frost
Mar 18
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy McLain is

McLain tracks Mississippi closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. Mississippi
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Greene County Hospital
15.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

McLain’s public schools outperform 52% of Mississippi districts

The public schools McLain’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Mclain Attendance CenterK–8160B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

0.2% of McLain is conserved land

1.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 4 of 2,206 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave McLain for work

Where McLain’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Leakesville Leakesville 26% 14% → Hattiesburg Hattiesburg 14% 9% → Jackson Jackson 9% 3% → Waynesboro Waynesboro 3% 3% → Meridian Meridian 3% 2% → Petal Petal 2% McLain · 0% stay
2jobs based in McLain
0%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About McLain

Town in Mississippi, United States

McLain is a town in Greene County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, McLain had a population of 313.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
313
Area
3.5 sq mi
Elevation
72 ft
ZIP code
39456
Area code
601

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