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Calhoun City is a small town of 1,745 people in Calhoun County, Mississippi. It's about 94 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $537 a month.
1,745people
$95kTypical home
$537/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,745
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 740 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Memphis, TN
- 94 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $537/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TUP airport
- 90 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 279 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 289 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+48 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