IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Doddsville, MS
Doddsville is a tiny town of 260 people in Sunflower County, Mississippi. It's about 95 miles from Jackson, MS and 105 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $694 a month.
260people
$116kTypical home
$694/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
Is Doddsville right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 260
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Memphis, TN
- 95 mi to Jackson, MS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 0.8% 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
- 109 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
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GLH airport
- 101 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sunflower County: D+35 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.