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Charleston is a small town of 1,979 people in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. It's about 76 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $683 a month.
1,979people
$89kTypical home
$683/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,979
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,461 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Memphis, TN
- 76 mi to Memphis, TN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$560/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to GLH airport
- 72 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tallahatchie County: D+6 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