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Horn Lake is a small city of 26,647 people in DeSoto County, Mississippi. It's about 12 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,647people
$171kTypical home
$1,435/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
250Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,647
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,663 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Memphis, TN
- 12 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,081/mo)
- Median rent $1,435/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,418 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MEM airport
- 8 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 282 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 250 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 744 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 197 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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