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Hernando is a small city of 17,949 people in DeSoto County, Mississippi. It's about 18 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,949people
$316kTypical home
$1,302/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,949
- Part of a metro area
- About 701 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,992/mo)
- Median rent $1,302/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (395 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MEM airport
- 13 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 257 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 676 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 190 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeSoto County: R+24 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk