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Ackerman is a small town of 1,792 people in Choctaw County, Mississippi. It's about 92 miles from Jackson, MS and 132 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $555 a month.
1,792people
$147kTypical home
$555/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,792
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 785 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Memphis, TN
- 92 mi to Jackson, MS
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$929/mo)
- Median rent $555/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (21 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (337 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 41% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GTR airport
- 128 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+49 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk