Living in Flora, MS
Flora is a small town of 2,331 people in Madison County, Mississippi. It's about 17 miles from Jackson, MS and 178 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $864 a month.
2,331people
$205kTypical home
$864/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,331
- Part of a metro area
- About 707 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Memphis, TN
- 17 mi to Jackson, MS
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,291/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JAN airport
- 174 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+17 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.