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Clarksdale is a big small town of 14,231 people in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It's about 72 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $774 a month.
14,231people
$84kTypical home
$774/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,231
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 757 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Memphis, TN
- 72 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$529/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (952 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,728 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to GLH airport
- 68 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 171 ft
- 264 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 300 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coahoma County: D+40 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk