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Durant is a small town of 2,103 people in Holmes County, Mississippi. It's about 57 miles from Jackson, MS and 140 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $482 a month.
2,103people
$70kTypical home
$482/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,103
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 939 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Memphis, TN
- 57 mi to Jackson, MS
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$439/mo)
- Median rent $482/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to JAN airport
- 136 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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