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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.

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