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Mississippi Valley State University is a tiny town of 741 people in Leflore County, Mississippi. It's about 83 miles from Jackson, MS and 112 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $837 a month.
741people
$101kTypical home
$837/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 741
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 413 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Memphis, TN
- 83 mi to Jackson, MS
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$638/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 109 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
- Breezy
People
- Median age 22
- 12% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 43% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GLH airport
- 108 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 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 7% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Leflore County: D+38 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.