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Kossuth is a tiny town of 223 people in Alcorn County, Mississippi. It's about 55 miles from Jackson, TN and 77 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
223people
$208kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 223
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 231 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Memphis, TN
- 55 mi to Jackson, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,260 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TUP airport
- 76 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 224 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alcorn County: R+68 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk