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Potts Camp is a tiny town of 387 people in Marshall County, Mississippi. It's about 49 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $769 a month.
387people
$109kTypical home
$769/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 387
- Part of a metro area
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Memphis, TN
- 49 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$690/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (427 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TUP airport
- 47 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 371 ft
- 280 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+7 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.