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Carthage is a small town of 4,866 people in Leake County, Mississippi. It's about 49 miles from Jackson, MS and 165 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $735 a month.
4,866people
$155kTypical home
$735/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,866
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 524 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Memphis, TN
- 49 mi to Jackson, MS
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy 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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to JAN airport
- 161 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 400 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leake County: R+23 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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.