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Country around Benoit is a rural area of about 1,152 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Monroe, LA and 119 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $337 a month.
1,152people
$81kTypical home
$337/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,152 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Memphis, TN
- 97 mi to Monroe, LA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$509/mo)
- Median rent $337/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GLH airport
- 115 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 87 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.