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Isola is a tiny town of 861 people in Humphreys County, Mississippi. It's about 69 miles from Jackson, MS and 132 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $641 a month.
861people
$89kTypical home
$641/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 861
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,165 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Memphis, TN
- 69 mi to Jackson, MS
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$559/mo)
- Median rent $641/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to GLH airport
- 128 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humphreys County: D+42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.