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Saltillo is a small town of 4,952 people in Lee County, Mississippi. It's about 67 miles from Florence, AL and 88 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $999 a month.
4,952people
$205kTypical home
$999/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,952
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 519 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Memphis, TN
- 67 mi to Florence, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,292/mo)
- Median rent $999/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,819 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to TUP airport
- 86 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 348 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 241 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+39 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk