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New Houlka is a tiny town of 702 people in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It's about 92 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $756 a month.
702people
$85kTypical home
$756/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 702
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 572 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Memphis, TN
- 92 mi to Memphis, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$537/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 43% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TUP airport
- 88 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 268 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chickasaw County: R+14 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.