Living in Renova, MS
Renova is a tiny town of 978 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It's about 101 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $735 a month.
978people
$106kTypical home
$735/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
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254Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 978
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,127 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Memphis, TN
- 101 mi to Memphis, TN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GLH airport
- 97 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 78 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bolivar County: D+24 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk