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Puckett is a tiny town of 463 people in Rankin County, Mississippi. It's about 30 miles from Jackson, MS and 200 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
463people
$206kTypical home
$1,215/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 463
- Part of a metro area
- About 161 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Jackson, MS
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,297/mo)
- Median rent $1,215/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 38
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to JAN airport
- 147 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.