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Ecru is a small town of 1,550 people in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. It's about 75 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $797 a month.
1,550people
$197kTypical home
$797/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,550
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 233 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Memphis, TN
- 75 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,240/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TUP airport
- 72 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 361 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 258 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pontotoc County: R+68 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.