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Okolona is a small town of 2,430 people in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It's about 84 miles from Florence, AL and 103 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $582 a month.
2,430people
$92kTypical home
$582/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,430
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Memphis, TN
- 84 mi to Florence, AL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$581/mo)
- Median rent $582/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 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 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TUP airport
- 100 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 256 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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