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Natchez is a big small town of 14,192 people in Adams County, Mississippi. It's about 66 miles from Alexandria, LA and 260 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 $119k and rent runs about $806 a month.
14,192people
$119kTypical home
$806/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,192
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 897 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Memphis, TN
- 66 mi to Alexandria, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$753/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 85 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 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to AEX airport
- 126 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 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
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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