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Coahoma is a tiny town of 208 people in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It's about 60 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $58k and rent runs about $429 a month.
208people
$58kTypical home
$429/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 208
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,061 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Memphis, TN
- 60 mi to Memphis, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $58k (≈$366/mo)
- Median rent $429/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 88 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (696 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,938 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MEM airport
- 56 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 288 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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