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Blue Mountain is a small town of 1,232 people in Tippah County, Mississippi. It's about 61 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $718 a month.
1,232people
$102kTypical home
$718/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,232
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Memphis, TN
- 61 mi to Memphis, TN
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$643/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 27
- 33% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 26% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to TUP airport
- 60 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 482 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 250 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 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 top 40% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Tippah County: R+67 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.