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Cleveland is a big small town of 10,623 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It's about 103 miles from Jackson, MS and 104 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $943 a month.
10,623people
$159kTypical home
$943/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,623
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,402 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Memphis, TN
- 103 mi to Jackson, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,900 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GLH airport
- 100 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 234 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bolivar County: D+24 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