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Algoma is a tiny town of 897 people in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. It's about 83 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $864 a month.
897people
$187kTypical home
$864/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 897
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 136 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Memphis, TN
- 83 mi to Memphis, TN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,176/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TUP airport
- 80 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 264 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pontotoc County: R+68 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