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Cary is a tiny town of 330 people in Sharkey County, Mississippi. It's about 54 miles from Jackson, MS and 168 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $623 a month.
330people
$98kTypical home
$623/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 330
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 467 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Memphis, TN
- 54 mi to Jackson, MS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$618/mo)
- Median rent $623/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to GLH airport
- 164 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 48% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sharkey County: D+37 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.