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Alligator is a tiny town of 116 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It's about 82 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $58k and rent runs about $670 a month.
116people
$58kTypical home
$670/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 116
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 118 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Memphis, TN
- 82 mi to Memphis, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $58k (≈$367/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GLH airport
- 78 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bolivar County: D+24 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.