Living in Duck Hill, MS
Duck Hill is a tiny town of 733 people in Montgomery County, Mississippi. It's about 95 miles from Jackson, MS and 103 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $750 a month.
733people
$97kTypical home
$750/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 733
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 709 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Memphis, TN
- 95 mi to Jackson, MS
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (437 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to GTR airport
- 99 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 272 ft
- 223 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+21 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
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.