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Rena Lara is a tiny town of 104 people in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It's about 80 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $749 a month.
104people
$119kTypical home
$749/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 104
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 45 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Memphis, TN
- 80 mi to Memphis, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $749/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (696 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,938 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GLH airport
- 76 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coahoma County: D+40 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate 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.