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Merigold is a tiny town of 484 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It's about 98 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $685 a month.
484people
$138kTypical home
$685/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 484
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Memphis, TN
- 98 mi to Memphis, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$872/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GLH airport
- 94 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 76 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bolivar County: D+24 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.