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Indianola is a big small town of 9,062 people in Sunflower County, Mississippi. It's about 82 miles from Jackson, MS and 121 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $720 a month.
9,062people
$109kTypical home
$720/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,062
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,057 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Memphis, TN
- 82 mi to Jackson, MS
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$686/mo)
- Median rent $720/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GLH airport
- 117 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sunflower County: D+35 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk