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Country around Minter City is a rural area of about 314 people in Leflore County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 95 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $689 a month.
314people
$96kTypical home
$689/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 314 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Memphis, TN
- 95 mi to Memphis, TN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$606/mo)
- Median rent $689/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GLH airport
- 91 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 157 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leflore County: D+38 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.