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Oxford is a small city of 26,411 people in Lafayette County, Mississippi. It's about 58 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,411people
$386kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,411
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 992 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Memphis, TN
- 58 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,432/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 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 (140 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,271 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 20% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to TUP airport
- 54 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+22 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