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Hickory Flat is a tiny town of 544 people in Benton County, Mississippi. It's about 56 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $733 a month.
544people
$110kTypical home
$733/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 544
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 568 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Memphis, TN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TUP airport
- 53 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 260 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+31 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.