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Coldwater is a small town of 1,156 people in Tate County, Mississippi. It's about 29 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $963 a month.
1,156people
$91kTypical home
$963/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,156
- Part of a metro area
- About 487 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Memphis, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (893 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MEM airport
- 24 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 272 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 268 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tate County: R+44 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.