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Batesville is a big small town of 7,387 people in Panola County, Mississippi. It's about 55 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $895 a month.
7,387people
$222kTypical home
$895/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,387
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 370 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Memphis, TN
- 55 mi to Memphis, TN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,402/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 116 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,909 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MEM airport
- 50 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 308 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 294 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Panola County: R+15 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk