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Crenshaw is a tiny town of 628 people in Panola County, Mississippi. It's about 44 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $842 a month.
628people
$77kTypical home
$842/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 628
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,528 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Memphis, TN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$483/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 100 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MEM airport
- 39 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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