Lee County, Mississippi: roof stress score 39.3 of 100

Lee County ranks #767 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #13 of 19 in Mississippi. Lee County homes: 71.6% predate 2000, median year 1987. Hail in Lee County (1 inch or more): 2.1 days a year. Permits in Lee County ran 42.7 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 39.3

InputLee CountyMedianStress percentileIn MS
Homes built before 2000 71.6%80.4% 21 34
Severe hail days per year 2.12.0 53 61
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 42.735.5 44 29

Average of 21, 53 and 44: 39.3

Lee County on age: 28.4% of homes date from 2000 or later. Lee County on hail: 25 severe days over 12 full years, 6 at the 2025 peak. Lee County on building: 42.7 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Lee County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Lee County homes by decade built

37,507 housing units by decade built 3.7% pre-1940 2.6% 1940s 6.7% 1950s 8.8% 1960s 17.4% 1970s 15.4% 1980s 17.0% 1990s 16.0% 2000s 11.3% 2010s 1.1% 2020+
37,507 housing units by decade built
pre-19403.7%
1940s2.6%
1950s6.7%
1960s8.8%
1970s17.4%
1980s15.4%
1990s17.0%
2000s16.0%
2010s11.3%
2020+1.1%

37,507 housing units. Biggest slice: 1970s, 17.4%. Before 1980: 39.2%. Since 2010: 12.4%.

New-home permits in Lee County

1,600 single-family permits by year 98 14 111 15 226 16 135 17 135 18 163 19 162 20 117 21 93 22 101 23 92 24 167 25
1,600 single-family permits by year
1498
15111
16226
17135
18135
19163
20162
21117
2293
23101
2492
25167

Lee County issued 1,600 single-family permits, equal to 4.3% of its 37,507 housing units. Pace: about 120 a year lately, down from 145 a year at the start. Peak: 226 permits in 2016.

Severe hail days in Lee County, by year

Lee County severe days per year 4 14 2 15 2 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 0 20 1 21 2 22 4 23 1 24 6 25 1 26*
Lee County severe days per year
144
152
162
171
181
191
200
211
222
234
241
256
26*1

* partial year. Lee County: severe days in 11 of 12 full years (worst: 2025, 6 days).

Map of 43 hail reports in Lee County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Lee County among Mississippi counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Hinds County64.384.0%2.628.8+25.0
Forrest County42.174.6%1.931.5+2.8
Lauderdale County40.579.1%1.217.3+1.2
Lee County39.371.6%2.142.7-0.0

4 published. Lee County on the Mississippi map

Counties scoring near 39.3

CountyRankScoreGap
Lauderdale County, MS#74340.5+1.2
Story County, IA#75639.8+0.5
Madison County, TN#76339.5+0.2
Harris County, TX#76839.2-0.1
Champaign County, IL#77039.1-0.2
Larimer County, CO#78038.6-0.7

Why Lee County lands at 39.3

Lee County: hail pulls hardest, at the 53th percentile. Age stands at 21, hail at 53, renewal at 44. Your house may differ: the score of Lee County is not a verdict on one roof.

Lee County next steps

  1. Check an address in Lee County: hail check.
  2. Compare Lee County with roof age by city.
  3. Lee County roofers we list: Tupelo.

Lee County data: NOAA (25 severe days), Census ACS (37,507 homes), Census BPS (1,600 permits). Method, limits and common questions