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Fayette is a small town of 1,691 people in Jefferson County, Mississippi. It's about 65 miles from Jackson, MS and 243 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $425 a month.
1,691people
$95kTypical home
$425/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,691
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,438 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Memphis, TN
- 65 mi to Jackson, MS
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $425/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 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 (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to JAN airport
- 128 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+66 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk