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Country around Bentonia is a rural area of about 3,256 people in Yazoo County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from Jackson, MS and 173 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,256people
$212kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,256 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Memphis, TN
- 25 mi to Jackson, MS
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,338/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy 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
- 92 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
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to JAN airport
- 169 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yazoo County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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