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Country around Meadville is a rural area of about 3,247 people in Franklin County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Hammond, LA and 257 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $725 a month.
3,247people
$98kTypical home
$725/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,247 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Memphis, TN
- 70 mi to Hammond, LA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$617/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 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
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to BTR airport
- 108 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+40 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.