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Guntown is a small town of 2,594 people in Lee County, Mississippi. It's about 63 miles from Florence, AL and 87 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,594people
$211kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,594
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 408 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Memphis, TN
- 63 mi to Florence, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 46% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TUP airport
- 85 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 237 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+39 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