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Country around Michigan City is a rural area of about 994 people in Benton County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $731 a month.
994people
$94kTypical home
$731/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 994 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Memphis, TN
- 43 mi to Memphis, TN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$595/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MEM airport
- 43 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 300 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 254 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 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
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+31 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very 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.