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Benton is a tiny town of 603 people in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It's about 35 miles from Jackson, MS and 159 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $790 a month.
603people
$154kTypical home
$790/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 132 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Jackson, MS
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 94 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
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to JAN airport
- 154 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 358 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yazoo County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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.