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Rienzi is a tiny town of 318 people in Alcorn County, Mississippi. It's about 50 miles from Florence, AL and 85 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $751 a month.
318people
$96kTypical home
$751/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Memphis, TN
- 50 mi to Florence, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $751/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,260 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TUP airport
- 84 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 280 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 221 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alcorn County: R+68 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.