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Greenville is a small city of 28,166 people in Washington County, Mississippi. It's about 84 miles from Monroe, LA and 134 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $872 a month.
28,166people
$104kTypical home
$872/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,166
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,047 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Memphis, TN
- 84 mi to Monroe, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GLH airport
- 130 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 50% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+35 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk