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Goodman is a small town of 1,177 people in Holmes County, Mississippi. It's about 48 miles from Jackson, MS and 148 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $363 a month.
1,177people
$74kTypical home
$363/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,177
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,432 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Memphis, TN
- 48 mi to Jackson, MS
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$466/mo)
- Median rent $363/mo
- Median household income $15k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 36% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to JAN airport
- 143 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 59% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: D+62 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.