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Panther Burn is a tiny town of 128 people in Sharkey County, Mississippi. It's about 64 miles from Jackson, MS and 150 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $623 a month.
128people
$98kTypical home
$623/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 128
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 199 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Memphis, TN
- 64 mi to Jackson, MS
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$618/mo)
- Median rent $623/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 26
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GLH airport
- 146 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 59% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sharkey County: D+37 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
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.