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Country around Alligator is a rural area of about 574 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $685 a month.
574people
$111kTypical home
$685/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 574 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Memphis, TN
- 83 mi to Memphis, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GLH airport
- 79 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.