MS area data
Dumas, MS
Dumas, MS.
Population: 1,261 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $173,793
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +4.3%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $180,653
- House Price Index
- 322.1 (+3.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 85.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 63.0°F
- Average high
- 74.0°F
- Average low
- 52.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 56.5 in
- Annual snowfall
- 1.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site (11 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Howard's Airfield (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) (26 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +16 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,995
- Median annual property tax
- $1,125
- Households with broadband internet
- 33.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,727
- Average weekly wage
- $818
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Mining, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 10
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