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Blue Springs is a tiny town of 268 people in Union County, Mississippi. It's about 76 miles from Florence, AL and 79 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $799 a month.
268people
$158kTypical home
$799/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 268
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 60 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Memphis, TN
- 76 mi to Florence, AL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $799/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TUP airport
- 77 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 482 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 250 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+70 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.