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Oakland is a tiny town of 402 people in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. It's about 73 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $667 a month.
402people
$122kTypical home
$667/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 402
- Part of a metro area
- About 263 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Memphis, TN
- 73 mi to Memphis, TN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (376 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,696 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to TUP airport
- 68 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 345 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yalobusha County: R+21 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.