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New Albany is a big small town of 7,663 people in Union County, Mississippi. It's about 69 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $973 a month.
7,663people
$161kTypical home
$973/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,663
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 420 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Memphis, TN
- 69 mi to Memphis, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,018/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (833 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TUP airport
- 66 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 254 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+70 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk