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French Camp is a tiny town of 272 people in Choctaw County, Mississippi. It's about 82 miles from Jackson, MS and 130 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $867 a month.
272people
$375kTypical home
$867/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 272
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 277 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Memphis, TN
- 82 mi to Jackson, MS
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,365/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GTR airport
- 125 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+49 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.