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SharonMS

A town of 1,910.

Population

1,910

Census survey, 2020–24

Is Sharon a good place to live?

Sharon’s best subject grade is a B+ for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Sharon’s average trip to work is 52 minutes, above both the Mississippi town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sharon. Sharon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestDWalkability C⁻Health C⁻Jobs & income

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Sharon for work

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

66jobs based in Sharon

1%of working residents work in town

10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Sharon grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Sharon is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 13.6% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthSouth Central Regional Medical Center 8.1 miles awayC⁻Open →Jobs & income$102K median household income; 66 jobs based hereC⁻Open →SchoolsBeat 68% of Mississippi districts on tests and graduationB⁺Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC⁺Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD⁻Open →HistoryDOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 45.1; 14% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Sharon: who provides what

Sharon is unincorporated, so Jones County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMississippi Power15.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterSharon Water WorksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesJones CountyJones County provides services here

SchoolsJones County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteIn personMississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereJones County RegistrarJones County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023

ZIP code3944339443 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Sharon.

HealthC⁻

On CDC estimates, Sharon is less healthy than four in five U.S. towns

Among adults in Sharon, 48% have high blood pressure. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Sharon is ahead of Mississippi on 8 and behind on 5. In Sharon, 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours, against 39% in Mississippi’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns.

19%healthier than U.S. townsC⁻Health Grade

	Sharon	Mississippi towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	29%	39%	36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	48%	45%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	16%	16%	12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	36%	36%	25%

31 measures vs. Mississippi

8 better18 too close to call5 worse

What stands out	Sharon	MS
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	7.8%	11.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	11.9%	16.8%
More adults who have had cancer	10.5%	7.6%

South Central Regional Medical Center

8.1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageSharon’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer adults sleeping under 7 hours Hospitals & doctors nearby8.1 miles to an ER · South Central Regional Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than MS on 8 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁻

With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Sharon work out of town

The share of residents in Sharon who live below the poverty line: 18%. Only 1% of working residents stay in Sharon for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Laurel (39%), Hattiesburg (7%) and Ellisville (4%). The median commute is under 10 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sharon1%

Laurel39%

Hattiesburg7%

Ellisville4%

Waynesboro2%

10 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Sharon

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns

Full pageSharon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here66 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Sharon Commute times52 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 10 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Sharon: mild winters and hot summers

The town’s July high is 92°F.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter38–61°

Spring52–78°

Summer69–91°

Fall53–78°

Nov 12

typical first frost

Mar 12

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

92°

typical summer high

Full pageSharon’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 36°Rain & snow60″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C⁺

Sharon faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Sharon once, in 2005. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2018. FEMA puts a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to tornadoes.

53risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes

paid flood claims since 2018

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageSharon’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claimsSince 2018 Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Sharon Get ready3.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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