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Country around Duck Hill is a rural area of about 1,901 people in Montgomery County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Jackson, MS and 104 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $491 a month.
1,901people
$123kTypical home
$491/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,901 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Memphis, TN
- 97 mi to Jackson, MS
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $491/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (437 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to GTR airport
- 100 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+21 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk