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Living in Mooreville, MS

Mooreville is a small town of 2,154 people in Lee County, Mississippi. It's about 65 miles from Florence, AL and 98 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,154people
$178kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
116Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,154
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 771 people per sq mi
  • 98 mi to Memphis, TN
  • 65 mi to Florence, AL
  • 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $178k (≈$1,122/mo)
  • Median rent $1,079/mo
  • Median household income $93k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 21.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 51°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
  • 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
  • 124 cloudy days a year
  • 41 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 116 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

  • Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
  • About average property crime (1,819 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 24
  • 57% of households have kids
  • 9% are 65 or older
  • 48% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 9% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 18 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 11 mi to TUP airport
  • 96 mi to MEM (major hub)
  • 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 91% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1985
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 387 ft
  • 246 mi to the ocean
  • 61 mi to a big lake
  • 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 238 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 7 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 7 museums within 25 mi
  • 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 12 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 37% of Mississippi districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 11 mi to the nearest vet
  • 35 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 11 congregations per 10k people
  • 38 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Lee County: R+39 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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