City in Mississippi, United States

Gautier

$184kMedian Home
318Sunny Days/yr
76°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation19kCenter elevation7 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

Gautier is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico west of Pascagoula. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Gautier had a population of 19,024. In 2002, Gautier had annexed land more than doubling its area.Wikipedia

Four seasonsNo real winterEven rainfall
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Where It Is

Location Context
Gautier, Mississippi
Latitude30.39°
Longitude-88.61°
Population19k
Center elevation7 ft

State Context

MississippiU.S. state

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 4.70%Avg sales tax: 7.06%Property tax: 0.57%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Median Age40 yrs
College Educated21%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home6%of workforce
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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median rent
$184k
Median home price
Rent burden29% of income
Household Income
$58k
Median annual
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Livability

Walkability
16
School Rating
5.9/10
Internet
Fiber
17%
Cable
100%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
318
sunny days per year
87% of the year
Avg High Temp
76°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
80% warm season / 79% cool season
Comfort Score
81/100
Great
Temp Swing
29°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
68"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
51
Moderate AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
68" of precipitation per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 80% · Winter 79% · Oct-Jul 73-83%
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Current Conditions

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