Living in Country around Kilmichael, MS
Country around Kilmichael is a rural area of about 1,492 people in Montgomery County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 86 miles from Jackson, MS and 119 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $883 a month.
1,492people
$90kTypical home
$883/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,492 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Memphis, TN
- 86 mi to Jackson, MS
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day 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 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to GTR airport
- 115 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 312 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.