Living in Kirkville, MS
Kirkville is a tiny town of 356 people in Itawamba County, Mississippi. It's about 54 miles from Florence, AL and 96 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $13k and rent runs about $811 a month.
356people
$13kTypical home
$811/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 356
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 103 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Memphis, TN
- 54 mi to Florence, AL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $13k (≈$84/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 6.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,628 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TUP airport
- 94 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 61% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 364 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 228 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itawamba County: R+80 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.