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Country around Shaw is a rural area of about 2,201 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 95 miles from Jackson, MS and 114 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $556 a month.
2,201people
$120kTypical home
$556/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,201 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Memphis, TN
- 95 mi to Jackson, MS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $556/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GLH airport
- 109 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 225 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bolivar County: D+24 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.