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Courtland is a small town of 1,205 people in Panola County, Mississippi. It's about 60 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $925 a month.
1,205people
$94kTypical home
$925/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,205
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,092 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Memphis, TN
- 60 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MEM airport
- 55 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 299 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Panola County: R+15 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk