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Greenwood is a big small town of 14,086 people in Leflore County, Mississippi. It's about 83 miles from Jackson, MS and 111 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $678 a month.
14,086people
$109kTypical home
$678/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,086
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,142 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Memphis, TN
- 83 mi to Jackson, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$687/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 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 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GLH airport
- 107 mi to MEM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leflore County: D+38 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk