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Mendenhall is a small town of 2,103 people in Simpson County, Mississippi. It's about 32 miles from Jackson, MS and 209 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $816 a month.
2,103people
$126kTypical home
$816/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,103
- Part of a metro area
- About 393 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 32 mi to Jackson, MS
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$794/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to JAN airport
- 138 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 110 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Simpson County: R+37 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk