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Booneville is a big small town of 9,246 people in Prentiss County, Mississippi. It's about 53 miles from Florence, AL and 85 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $645 a month.
9,246people
$137kTypical home
$645/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,246
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 359 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Memphis, TN
- 53 mi to Florence, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$862/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,349 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TUP airport
- 84 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 226 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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