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Grenada is a big small town of 12,375 people in Grenada County, Mississippi. It's about 92 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $802 a month.
12,375people
$146kTypical home
$802/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,375
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 412 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Memphis, TN
- 92 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$918/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,147 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to TUP airport
- 88 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 236 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grenada County: R+16 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk