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Cruger is a tiny town of 368 people in Holmes County, Mississippi. It's about 70 miles from Jackson, MS and 124 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $1k a month.
368people
$78kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 368
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 382 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Memphis, TN
- 70 mi to Jackson, MS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$491/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 98 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
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GLH airport
- 120 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 57% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: D+62 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.