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Iuka is a small town of 3,110 people in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It's about 30 miles from Florence, AL and 102 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $664 a month.
3,110people
$125kTypical home
$664/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,110
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Memphis, TN
- 30 mi to Florence, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$786/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,206 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MSL airport
- 102 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 571 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 202 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tishomingo County: R+79 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk