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Leland is a small town of 3,777 people in Washington County, Mississippi. It's about 85 miles from Jackson, MS and 129 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $834 a month.
3,777people
$110kTypical home
$834/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,777
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,054 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Memphis, TN
- 85 mi to Jackson, MS
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$692/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GLH airport
- 125 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 52% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+35 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk