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Rolling Fork is a small town of 2,038 people in Sharkey County, Mississippi. It's about 56 miles from Jackson, MS and 161 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $548 a month.
2,038people
$105kTypical home
$548/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,038
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,443 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Jackson, MS
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$663/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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
People
- Median age 36
- 43% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GLH airport
- 156 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 54% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sharkey County: D+37 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