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Pelahatchie is a small town of 1,423 people in Rankin County, Mississippi. It's about 24 miles from Jackson, MS and 193 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,423people
$198kTypical home
$1,027/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,423
- Part of a metro area
- About 240 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Jackson, MS
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,027/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (450 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to JAN airport
- 163 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rankin County: R+47 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High 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.