Living in Country around Tutwiler, MS
Country around Tutwiler is a rural area of about 2,882 people in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $908 a month.
2,882people
$69kTypical home
$908/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,882 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Memphis, TN
- 76 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$434/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to GLH airport
- 71 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tallahatchie County: D+6 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