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Brandon is a small city of 25,542 people in Rankin County, Mississippi. It's about 13 miles from Jackson, MS and 196 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,542people
$279kTypical home
$1,382/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,542
- Part of a metro area
- About 995 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Memphis, TN
- 13 mi to Jackson, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,759/mo)
- Median rent $1,382/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to JAN airport
- 159 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 489 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 257 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Rankin County: R+47 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk