Living in Glendora, MS
Glendora is a tiny town of 106 people in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. It's about 90 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $773 a month.
106people
$56kTypical home
$773/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 736 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Memphis, TN
- 90 mi to Memphis, TN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$353/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to GLH airport
- 86 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tallahatchie County: D+6 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.