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Itta Bena is a small town of 1,967 people in Leflore County, Mississippi. It's about 82 miles from Jackson, MS and 113 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 $87k and rent runs about $695 a month.
1,967people
$87kTypical home
$695/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,967
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,394 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Memphis, TN
- 82 mi to Jackson, MS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 21.0% 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
- 109 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
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GLH airport
- 108 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 48% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Leflore County: D+38 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