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Lexington is a small town of 1,350 people in Holmes County, Mississippi. It's about 56 miles from Jackson, MS and 138 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $685 a month.
1,350people
$89kTypical home
$685/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,350
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 559 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Jackson, MS
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$558/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 92 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 (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to JAN airport
- 133 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: D+62 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