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Boyle is a tiny town of 414 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It's about 101 miles from Jackson, MS and 106 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
414people
$130kTypical home
$1,036/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 414
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 280 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Memphis, TN
- 101 mi to Jackson, MS
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $1,036/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,657 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GLH airport
- 102 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 80 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bolivar County: D+24 in 2024
- 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.