Living in Anguilla, MS
Anguilla is a tiny town of 654 people in Sharkey County, Mississippi. It's about 58 miles from Jackson, MS and 156 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $598 a month.
654people
$84kTypical home
$598/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 654
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 632 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Memphis, TN
- 58 mi to Jackson, MS
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$532/mo)
- Median rent $598/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GLH airport
- 151 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sharkey County: D+37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.