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Baldwyn is a small town of 3,138 people in Prentiss County, Mississippi. It's about 60 miles from Florence, AL and 86 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $635 a month.
3,138people
$99kTypical home
$635/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,138
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 271 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Memphis, TN
- 60 mi to Florence, AL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TUP airport
- 84 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 234 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prentiss County: R+66 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