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North Tunica is a tiny town of 429 people in Tunica County, Mississippi. It's about 36 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $830 a month.
429people
$166kTypical home
$830/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 429
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 757 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Memphis, TN
- 36 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 51.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (401 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,673 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MEM airport
- 33 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tunica County: D+39 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate 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.