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Long Beach, MS is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 10/10 and an overall value of 9/10, it’s no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
This rating is a weighted average of commute time, crime rate, population, median salary, and more.
10/10
This score adds annual household income and cost of living to the city rating.
9/10
Compared to New York, Long Beach has a very low population density. Long Beach is perfect for those who like a quiet city.
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Long Beach, MS is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 10/10 and an overall value of 9/10, it's no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
Population density is a way of determining how crowded an area is. Long Beach has a population density of 1,329, with 13,427 current residents.
Out of the 13,427 current residents, 47% are male and 53% are female. 59% of the residents are married and 41% are single.
As for living in Long Beach, the air quality is 21% and the weather, on average, is 59% sunny, 64% rainy, and 0% snowy. The average temperature is 67°F.
Whether you're looking to buy or rent a home in Long Beach, you should know that 61.4% of homes are owned while 27.3% of homes are rented, and 11.3% of homes are vacant. The median price of a home is 118,210, the median age of homes is 33 years, the annual home appreciation is -1.59% and the annual property tax is 6.74%.
When looking at the community of Long Beach, it's important to determine the crime rate. Long Beach's crime rate is 2 total number of crimes reported per 100,000 total population. The average age of residents in Long Beach is 38 years and the breakdown of political affiliations is 36.59% Democratic, 62.55% Republican, and 0.85% Independent.
Student teacher ratio 1:12
When looking at Long Beach, it's important to understand employment statistics. 8% of residents are unemployed in Long Beach (which does not include the percentage of residents who are no longer in the labor force). Of the employed Long Beach residents: 12.3% work in the management and business field, 18.9% are in the customer service field, 28.7% are in the sales field, 9.6% of employed residents work in the construction field, and 8.8% work in production. When it comes to education, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:12. The percentage of residents who have graduated high school is 86%, 8% of residents have an associate's degree, 16% of residents have a bachelor's degree, and 8% have a graduate degree.
If you plan on commuting to work in Long Beach, you should be aware that the average commute time is 22 minutes, compared to the national average commute time of 26 minutes. When it comes to commuting, residents of Long Beach have a few different options. 86% of commuters use their own cars, 10% of commuters carpool, 0% of commuters use the transit system, and 2% of residents work from home.
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