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Country around Gunnison is a rural area of about 475 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 96 miles from Little Rock, AR and 97 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $647 a month.
475people
$57kTypical home
$647/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 475 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Memphis, TN
- 96 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$359/mo)
- Median rent $647/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 29% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GLH airport
- 93 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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.