Living in Kearney Park, MS
Kearney Park is a tiny town of 485 people in Madison County, Mississippi. It's about 20 miles from Jackson, MS and 175 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $1k a month.
485people
$311kTypical home
$1,186/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 485
- Part of a metro area
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Memphis, TN
- 20 mi to Jackson, MS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,962/mo)
- Median rent $1,186/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 56% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to JAN airport
- 171 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+17 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.