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Country around Anguilla is a rural area of about 1,000 people in Sharkey County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Jackson, MS and 154 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $705 a month.
1,000people
$81kTypical home
$705/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,000 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Memphis, TN
- 55 mi to Jackson, MS
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $705/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GLH airport
- 150 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 50% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sharkey County: D+37 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