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Country around Inverness is a rural area of about 1,165 people in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Jackson, MS and 127 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $590 a month.
1,165people
$159kTypical home
$590/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,165 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Memphis, TN
- 75 mi to Jackson, MS
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $590/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°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
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to GLH airport
- 122 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sunflower County: D+35 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