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Pope is a tiny town of 413 people in Panola County, Mississippi. It's about 62 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $938 a month.
413people
$107kTypical home
$938/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 413
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 285 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Memphis, TN
- 62 mi to Memphis, TN
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$672/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MEM airport
- 57 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 315 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Panola County: R+15 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.