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Living in Ruleville, MS

Ruleville is a small town of 2,632 people in Sunflower County, Mississippi. It's about 99 miles from Jackson, MS and 101 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $694 a month.

2,632people
$85kTypical home
$694/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
107Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,632
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 1,045 people per sq mi
  • 101 mi to Memphis, TN
  • 99 mi to Jackson, MS
  • 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $85k (≈$536/mo)
  • Median rent $694/mo
  • Median household income $33k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 19.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 92°F
  • Winter highs around 52°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
  • 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
  • 111 cloudy days a year
  • 39 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 107 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

  • Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 30
  • 45% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 14% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 21 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 30 mi to GLH airport
  • 97 mi to MEM (major hub)
  • 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 63% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1977
  • 79% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 135 ft
  • 231 mi to the ocean
  • 178 mi to a big lake
  • 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 12 mi to the nearest campground
  • 4 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
  • 9 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 20 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 22% of Mississippi districts (reading)
  • 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 10 mi to the nearest vet
  • 71 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 10 congregations per 10k people
  • 11 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Sunflower County: D+35 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

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