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Country around Lexington is a rural area of about 6,726 people in Holmes County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Jackson, MS and 137 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $658 a month.
6,726people
$92kTypical home
$658/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,726 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Memphis, TN
- 57 mi to Jackson, MS
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$579/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- 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 (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to GLH airport
- 132 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: D+62 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