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Morgantown is a small town of 1,038 people in Adams County, Mississippi. It's about 69 miles from Alexandria, LA and 257 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $928 a month.
1,038people
$95kTypical home
$928/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,038
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,267 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Memphis, TN
- 69 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$600/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 113 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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to AEX airport
- 127 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: D+14 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk