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Arcola is a tiny town of 204 people in Washington County, Mississippi. It's about 77 miles from Jackson, MS and 137 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $483 a month.
204people
$87kTypical home
$483/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 932 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Memphis, TN
- 77 mi to Jackson, MS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $483/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GLH airport
- 133 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 48% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+35 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk